National Conference: Northern delegates reject resolutions

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Northern delegates have rejected the resolutions adopted yesterday by the National Conference saying some of the controversial issues approved were literarily lifted out of a document not prepared by a conference committee.

While considering the report on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government, the conference in a rowdy session resolved the delisting of local councils from the constitution and other contentious matters.
But immediately after the plenary ended around 3pm, the delegates, under the auspices of Northern Delegates Forum (NDF), met and agreed to reject the resolutions and that they must be rescinded.

National Conference Chairman's wife, Mariam Kutigi passes on

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The wife of Justice Idris  Kutigi (pictured above), the Chairman of the ongoing National Conference, Mariam, has passed on. She died in early hours of this morning at the National Hospital Abuja. Her demise was announced this morning at the Conference. The conference session has been adjourned till Monday June 2nd.May her soul rest in peace...Ase.

National Conference delegates unanimously vote to tax churches, mosques.

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Delegates at the ongoing National Conference yesterday May 27th voted unanimously for churches & mosques to pay taxes. The delegates arrived at the decision after deliberating on recommendations made by the Committee on Religion.

 

A delegate representing Civil Organizations, Mallam Naseer Kura, during the deliberation observed that most religious leaders in Nigeria are now making a lot of money from their organizations and so should be taxed accordingly.

 

National Conference kicks out Chairperson

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The National Conference committee on Civil Society, Labour and Sports, among the ten committees at the on-going conference in Abuja, has sacked its chairperson, Bola Ogunrimade for absenteeism and has been replaced with her deputy, Issa Aremu.   The decision was carried out after a vote took place and majority of these voted her out. Mr Issa Aremu also told reporters that, Mrs Bola Ogunrinde hasn't turned up ever since the conference kicked off. 

Prof. Wole Solyinka Speaks on National Conference

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"When you have a national conference, are you sending it back to the legislatures, whose very structure you are resolved to destroy? So, how can the legislators be the ones to decide the modalities, the validity and the results of the deliberations? It’s not rational. In principle, I am for a National Conference, but my time, our time, on it, should not be wasted if the results are going to be sent to the National Assembly. What I believe in, about the structure of governance in this country is that it’s one that eliminates, absolutely destroys the present forms of legislative governance. So, for me, they should be part...the legislators should be represented in the National Conference, but they cannot be the deciding voice. Otherwise, lets all go home and forget all about it." ~ Prof. Wole Soyinka.