Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

The Federal Government has been urged to have a rethink and consider the implementation of the recommendations of the 2014 national conference in order to tackle inse­curity and other myriads of challenges confronting the nation at the moment.

Three delegates to the con­ference, who spoke in sepa­rate interviews with Daily Independent, also believe that the report of the confer­ence, which was convened by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 will go a long way to reducing the disunity and sectional agitations in the country as well as save Nige­ria from disintegration.

Those who spoke with Daily Independent are Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere na­tional leader; Comrade Joe Okei-Odumakin, president, Women Arise, and Senator Anthony Adefuye, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

While handing over the report to President Buhari in 2015, Jonathan who said he couldn’t implement the report due to shortness of time, had said the document if imple­mented will help smoothen grey areas in the polity.

However, in an interview he granted in 2016, President Buhari said the conference report is for the archives and has refused to implement it since then.

It would also be recalled that before now, the current Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gam­bari, had at several fora called on President Buhari to imple­ment the report of the confer­ence. He has, however, been silent on the issue since his appointment over a year ago.

Speaking on the signifi­cance of the 2014 conference, Adebanjo said if President Buhari is sincere about find­ing solution to the killings in the country, then he should consider the report, which, according to him, is the pan­acea to the myriads of prob­lems confronting the nation.

He argued that a return to the 1960 constitution and con­sideration of the recommen­dations of the 2014 national conference would help in the desired restructuring of the country and its return to fed­eralism.

Adebanjo, who said that the report was a by-product of the articulated delibera­tions of the 492 delegates to the conference, added that the composition of the con­ference was a true reflection of the country’s structure.
He said rather than con­sign the report to the archives as President Buhari has done, he can remove certain aspects he is not comfortable with and add certain things he feels will be better for the country rath­er than dumping the report in its entirety.

“We discussed restruc­turing at the 2014 national conference and we consid­ered all laws that were in existence in Nigeria. There were 600 resolutions and we agreed to return to status quo. The only challenge is that President Muhammadu Buhari put aside the recommendations.

“If he (Buhari) is serious about addressing insecuri­ty in the country, he has no choice than to implement the report. If he is serious that this country must not break under his rule, then he should implement the report”, Ade­banjo said.

Also speaking, Okei-Odu­makin, who was a delegate to the conference alongside her late husband, Yinka Odu­makin, said the refusal of the Federal Government to imple­ment the recommendations has been a major setback to the country.

She said, “The refusal of the Nigerian government to implement the recommen­dations of the 2014 national conference has been a major setback, in the quest for solu­tions to the myriad of our na­tional challenges.

“Today, we live in a country that has become dangerous­ly polarised along religious and ethnic divides, which were some of the key areas, where the conference made far-reaching recommenda­tions, towards its solution.

“The question of true federalism remained unan­swered despite all the prom­ises of the president and his political party before being elected in 2015. Any serious government committed to finding solution to many of Nigeria’s problem, majorly created by the refusal to restructure the country, must consider the recommenda­tions of the national confer­ence, which in my opinion, has the capacity to address some of these challenges, to a reasonable extent”.

Echoing their views, Ade­fuye said the report of the 2014 confab, if considered, will solve most of the problems in the country today.
“If the present National Assembly can access the conference report and dia­logue on it, it will solve most of Nigeria’s problem. If you look at that conference, most decisions were unanimous"
“I am not saying every­thing that is within there should be implemented. But I am very sure that 99 percent of the things there, if implemented will make Nigeria a better place to be”, he said.

https://independent.ng/insecurity-implement-2014-confab-report-now-delegates-tell-buhari/

Who needs cofab when there is a super cop in town aka the tailor.

Anybody who see kyari show tell him to sew my bariga very fast, am using it this weekend.

I dedicate this FTC to all IPOB who may have reported kyari to the FBI, one Nigeria is not by force.

okay nah

Anything to move our darling nation forward is what we are after.

Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.

God bless Nigeria.

Over to the presidency.

That one was not a national conference, it was a PDP national conference report

At least, implement half of it. You can't tell me the whole of the report is useless. Even the El Rufai report, they didn't touch it. I blame Jonathan sha for being too slow with implementation

Better

Nigeria matter is tiring.

Ok

Bet you guys should consider the word "Side hustle"

The dude May truly be a Tailor or fashion designer just to earn extra income!

Think about it!!

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Anything to move our darling nation forward is what we are after.

Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.

God bless Nigeria.

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Anything to move our darling nation forward is what we are after.

Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.

God bless Nigeria.

Prayer warrior manna you’re doing well

The report na dust bin material

Most of the attendees of the conference can't even remember what the conference was all about..

Buhari is more interested in grazing routes.

Grace001:

Prayer warrior manna you’re doing well

Choir mistress Grace,
God bless you!
Put ya akkount numba hiaaa!

Oh you Modify it?
Okay, forget about the akkount, ya loss!


@topic,

I am not saying every­thing that is within there should be implemented. But I am very sure that 99 percent of the things there, if implemented will make Nigeria a better place to be”, he said

Then it must be implemented before the end of this year.
Peace, progress and development is all we want in our country, and we believe this is not too much to ask for.

God bless Nigeria.

However, in an interview he granted in 2016, President Buhari said the conference report is for the archives

We all can see how Buhari's stubbornness and recalcitrant attitude led the country to the dungeons

Why flogging a dead horse?.The man that convocate the confab did not have the liver to do this.You now want those that didn't believe in it to implement it.Absurd.

Muric, are you aware APC members also attended

dmbb:
That one was not a national conference, it was a PDP national conference report

Buhari care about nobody in ds coun3ry expect it of fulanis,for fulanis and by d fulanis matter..
well 2023 is around around the corner, salinity must return bck...vote wisely.,.

Thinktwicemybro:
Who needs cofab when there is a super cop in town aka the tailor.

Anybody who see kyari show tell him to sew my bariga very fast, am using it this weekend.

I dedicate this FTC to all IPOB who may have reported kyari to the FBI, one Nigeria is not by force.

Must you guys joke with everything in Nigeria n serious matters .. no wonder an elder in Nigeria tagged us lazy youths one certain time

Apc don't take advice , but what can they do when everything happening is a family business

Dam that talk , the north is peaceful and we love it like that

What about the report of the El Rufai committee which APC themselves organized

maoolakanm:
Why flogging a dead horse?.The man that convocate the confab did not have the liver to do this.You now want those that didn't believe in it to implement it.Absurd.

Hw didn't read it... He said he will put it in d archive...