The stakeholders interactive session on the proposed National conference, organised by the presidential advisory committee, took place at the babafunke ajasin auditorium, igbatoro road, Akure, Ondo state. In attendance were the Presidential Advisory Committee members, the Governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the deputy governor, Alh. Ali Olanusi, the royal fathers, spiritual leaders in the state, top government functionaries, former commissioners in the state, Barr. Olusola Oke (the PDP governorship candidate), various interested groups and the good people of the state.
During the interactive section, which includes presentations of memorandum by various groups, various issues were raised and so listed below:
- the structure of the National conference
- the composition of the conference
- mode of selecting delegates
- the size of the conference
- conference agenda.
Among the suggestions raised by various groups in their presentations, the President has been enjoined to let participants cut across all ethnic groups in Nigeria, reminding him that the ethnic groups are not limited to the Yorubas, Hausas and Igbos. Concerning mode of selecting delegates, he has been advise to hands off politicians in presenting candidates. In terms of the size of the conference, manageable size has been suggested which should not be more than 400 delegates in which 91% should comprise the ethnic groups and 9% the various interested groups, and concerning the duration of the conference, a period between 6-9 months was suggested, urging the conference to be constitutionalised.
Meanwhile, a mild drama ensued when some group of youths protested the praising of the state governor by a presenter, calmness was however restored immediately by the intervention of some policemen.
View some inscriptions carried by some youths below:
Our prayer is that the proposed National Conference will bring forth a fruitful outcome as Nigerians are craving for revolution............................Please drop a comment.
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