Jonathan: Conference decisions may be subjected to referendum

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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Monday inaugurated the National Conference with a promise that the outcome of the conference might be subjected to a referendum.

Addressing the 492 delegates to the Justice Idris Kutigi-led National Conference in Abuja, the President said, “Let me at this point thank the National Assembly for introducing the provision for a referendum in the proposed amendment of the Constitution.

“This should be relevant for this Conference if at the end of the deliberations, the need for a referendum arises.”

An elated Jonathan described the inauguration as “the dawn of a new era,” saying he had no personal agenda in convening the talks.

Putin holds press conference with over 1000 media outlets - Details

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a major news conference with 1,300 journalists from Russia and abroad. This is Putin's ninth Q&A session as the head of state.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has invited journalists to the traditional annual press conference December 19. Long since, these meetings are reasonably called 'big', because they gather over a thousand media representatives and last for more than 4 hours.

Dislike over intrusion of G-7 governors'conference.

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Yesterday, the DPO of Asokoro police department, CSP Nnanna Ama, invaded the meeting of the G7 governors at the Kano government hotel in Asokoro, Abuja.The Modern Governors Community have produced a record condemning the incident. Their record below...
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Nigerian Police: Now Armed Wing of PDP

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) hereby registers its dismay that for the second weekend in a row, officers of the Nigeria Police illegally stormed and disrupted a meeting by seven governors and other Nigerians going about their constitutionally guaranteed rights of association.

The police action is not only alarming but also demonstrates clearly that the force, instead of carrying out its constitutional responsibilities of maintaining peace and order in the society has become no more than the armed wing of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

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Conference won’t stop Nigeria’s break-up – Retired Bishop ( What do you think?)

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Retired Bishop of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Lagos-West Diocese, Rt. Rev. Peter Adebiyi, has faulted those who do not want the proposed national conference to lead to Nigeria’s break-up.

He said there are several indications that the nationalities in the country are living together under duress. He said this was evident in the high level of religious intolerance being experienced, which was reflected in politics.

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National Conference: Why Jonathan Never be trusted.

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Many have written about the pros and cons of the national dialogue. The difference between the writers, however, does not lie in whether they think the national dialogue should go ahead or it should not, the difference has been in the intention of each writer.

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President Jonathan Establishes the Committee on National Conference

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President Goodluck Jonathan bowed to pressure from well-meaning Nigerians as he sets up a committee on national conference. The decision became known in the morning of October 1, 2013, Tuesday.

The committee, which he announced during his nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria's 53rd Independence anniversary from Great Britain, is to be headed by an Afenifere chieftain, Senator Femi Okunroumu.

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Senate President backs national conference (What do you think ?)

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President of the Senate, David Mark, on Tuesday said the call for national conference by certain sections of the country was in order in view of the discontent in the polity.

Mark, while welcoming senators from their seven-week annual vacation, said every matter about the union of ethnic groups that made up the country should be opened to discussion though with the proviso that the dismemberment of the country should be a no-go area.

He said that the country could not continue to shy away from discussing national issues in view of the discontent in the polity and present global realities.

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