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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is working towards the implementation of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai committee’s report on true federalism.

APC’s deputy national organising secretary, Nze Chidi Duru, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen at the weekend in Abuja.

Recall that the APC had set up a 23-man committee on true federalism, headed by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which submitted its report on January 14, 2018.

The committee recommended that power be devolved to states on issues, such as policing and resource control, among many others. But the report was not implemented by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Following this, a former national vice chairman (North West), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, had in a statement titled, ‘Rebuilding the APC to Reform Nigerian Politics: Task Before President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, attributed the failure to implement the report to the “existence of weak structures of the party.”

He argued that the failure to implement the report had affected the party negatively.
But Duru disclosed that there were internal moves by the Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led NWC to ensure the implementation of the report.

Duru, a member of the NWC from Anambra State, said, “It has become an article in the APC and for APC; in the ideology and philosophy of the party on the basis of which the current administration campaigned. The issue of devolution of power and restructuring is clearly embedded in that report.

“As much as we are making the efforts internally to throw up that report to hold the government to account and to implement five points on the basis of which we campaigned to Nigerians, I will charge the fourth estate of the realm to throw it as a Bible and article of faith on the face of our leaders to ensure that, that part of the report is implemented.

“It is good for Nigeria, it will work for Nigerians and it will be best for Nigeria because what that would have achieved is that the overhead cost in governance will be substantially removed, a level-playing field both in business and politics will be enhanced and Nigerians in their area of influence will have sense of belonging.”

DMerciful:
You left the confab to implement work done by a committee?

Godfullsam:
Buhari trashed CONFAB reports the moment he assume office.

BreconHills:
The confab was an unknown entity under the Nigeria Constitution. To change the Nigerian constitution the procedures are well laid out. A confab is not a legal part of that process.

benardtotti:
No it is not the same the ruling party setup a committee to look at ways to govern the country better , whatever suggestions the committee came up with if sanctioned by the NWC of the party will now be presented to the national assembly to review.

atiku4President:
I know Tinubu government will do it.

CONSTITUTION OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
1999

Schedules

Fourth Schedule

Functions of a Local Government Council

1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:
(a) the consideration and the making of recommendations to a State commission on economic planning or any similar body on -
(i) the economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the areas of authority of the council and of the State are affected, and
(ii) proposals made by the said commission or body;
(b) collection of rates, radio and television licences;
(c) establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;
(d) licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;
(e) establishment, maintenance and regulation of slaughter houses, slaughter slabs, markets, motor parks and public conveniences;
(f) construction and maintenance of roads, streets, street lightings, drains and other public highways, parks, gardens, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;
(g) naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;
(h) provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage and refuse disposal;
(i) registration of all births, deaths and marriages;

(j) assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State; and

(k) control and regulation of -

(i) out-door advertising and hoarding,
(ii) movement and keeping of pets of all description,
(iii) shops and kiosks,
(iv) restaurants, bakeries and other places for sale of food to the public,
(v) laundries, and
(vi) licensing, regulation and control of the sale of liquor.
2. The functions of a local government council shall include participation of such council in the Government of a State as respects the following matters -
the *provision and maintenance of primary, adult and vocational education;*
(b) the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of materials
(c) the provision and maintenance of health services; and
(d) such other functions as may be conferred on a local government council by the House of Assembly of the State.

http://www.waado.org/NigerDelta/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/FourthSchedule.html

bennybuhari:
Lies. Believe APC at your peril

richiemcgold:
What happened to Jonathan's confab report?

PrinceofSarcasm:
Mulls, considers ,wants to, will do, may, may implement etc

Nonsensical propaganda wordings and sensationalism in the media .

Why don't they just shut up and do the work and stop will Al the useless.media aide garbage

BreconHills:
The confab was an unknown entity under the Nigeria Constitution. To change the Nigerian constitution the procedures are well laid out. A confab is not a legal part of that process.

Iceberg3:
I back tinubu on this.
Remember he's former NADECO.
If this is the only thing Tinubu will do, glory be to God

jkpbestseries:
We know the solution but keep beating around the bush