…as delegates end sitting


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The National Conference, rather, hurriedly wound up plenary yesterday, without addressing the issue of resource control and derivation.

The conference, expected to conclude its sitting on July 17, ended sitting without resolving all the issues tabled before it. It, however, advised the Federal Government to setup a technical committee that would find solutions to the issue of derivation.

The confab would, however, sit on August 4 to round up the conference and come up with final report. The conference failed to meet expectations of President Goodluck Jonathan in setting up the conference, aimed at finding solutions to all the problems plaguing the country.

Rather it threw part of its job back at the president. It would be recalled that the conference had severally hit the rock while debating the report of the committee on Devolution of Powers which on its own was not decisive enough on the derivation principle.

As a result, the confab witnessed frequent stalemates resulting in abrupt adjournments. At yesterday’s plenary, the conference again adjourned its plenary from 10 am to 3pm during which the 50 wise men sat to resolve the matter on the derivation principle to no avail.

When it later reconvened at 3p.m, the chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi announced that the plenary would be the last in the life of the conference, though it would reconvene on August 4 for the writing of the report.

He also stated that, “After conference critically examined the issues in contention, confab recognises the need to...

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