DELEGATES will today break into 20 standing committees on issues relating to national security, federalism, devolution of power, regionalism, indigeneship, state creation, roles for traditional rulers, minority rights, ethnic nationalities, revenue allocation, resource control, corruption and immunity clause, among others, expected to dominate at the national confab.
Meanwhile, according to the Work Plan of the Conference, which was approved, last week, the committees’ work will begin today and end on Wednesday, April 30.
Deliberations on the various committee reports will resume on May 12 and last till May 15.
Between May 19 to 29, the Conference Secretariat, working with the Report Drafting Committee, will put the report together and present such to the conference in plenary.
The work plan states that consideration and adoption of draft reports by the conference in plenary will start on June 2 and end on June 12, after which the final report would be produced and signed between June 16 and 19.
As delegates resume from Easter break today, the leadership of the conference through the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, Akpandem James, in a statement, yesterday, announced a change of venue for the committees from Sheraton Hotel and Towers to Nicon Luxury Hotel.
The National Judicial Institute, NJI, will remain as one of the venues. Delegates had been urged to resume at the committees as they come back from Easter break.
Akpandem James said: “National Conference Chairman and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, GCON, has announced a change of venue for some of the standing committees, as deliberations at the committee level begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
”While Committees 1 to 10 will hold their sessions at the NJI, Committees 11 to 20 hitherto scheduled to sit at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers will now hold their sessions at the NICON Luxury Hotel, near the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
“The change in venue for the second set of committees became necessary when it was obvious that the venue announced earlier will not be available for the number of days envisaged.
While apologising to the delegates for the sudden change, delegates were enjoined to go straight to their respective venues as they resume from the Easter break.
Meanwhile, according to the Work Plan of the Conference, which was approved, last week, the committees’ work will begin today and end on Wednesday, April 30.
Deliberations on the various committee reports will resume on May 12 and last till May 15.
Between May 19 to 29, the Conference Secretariat, working with the Report Drafting Committee, will put the report together and present such to the conference in plenary.
The work plan states that consideration and adoption of draft reports by the conference in plenary will start on June 2 and end on June 12, after which the final report would be produced and signed between June 16 and 19.
As delegates resume from Easter break today, the leadership of the conference through the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, Akpandem James, in a statement, yesterday, announced a change of venue for the committees from Sheraton Hotel and Towers to Nicon Luxury Hotel.
The National Judicial Institute, NJI, will remain as one of the venues. Delegates had been urged to resume at the committees as they come back from Easter break.
Akpandem James said: “National Conference Chairman and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, GCON, has announced a change of venue for some of the standing committees, as deliberations at the committee level begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
”While Committees 1 to 10 will hold their sessions at the NJI, Committees 11 to 20 hitherto scheduled to sit at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers will now hold their sessions at the NICON Luxury Hotel, near the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
“The change in venue for the second set of committees became necessary when it was obvious that the venue announced earlier will not be available for the number of days envisaged.
While apologising to the delegates for the sudden change, delegates were enjoined to go straight to their respective venues as they resume from the Easter break.
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