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Confab resolves that states should create local government.

The National Conference on Thursday accepted the recommendation of its Committee on Politics and Governance to return Nigeria to a true federal structure with the states as federating units.

The Conference also adopted another recommendation which will allow the states to create local governments as they deem necessary.

It also resolved that asset declaration form submitted by public office holders to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, should be made accessible to the general public and the exercise should be before and after assumption of office.

The report of the Committee co-chaired by a former Information Minister, Jerry Gana, and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, was earlier debated before the amendments to its recommendation were taken and voted for.

The voting session was moderated by the Deputy Chairman of the Conference, Bolaji Akinyemi.

It could not vote on the establishment of structure, composition, finance and functions of local government councils preferring to do so when discussing the report of the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government.

The Conference, however, accepted a proposal that unelected chairmen of local governments (often referred to as Transition Committee Chairmen) or such unelected representatives at the local government areas should be sanctioned by withholding the statutory allocations pending the conduct of election into such local governments.

On anti-corruption and ethics in governance, it agreed to the recommendation that the Anti-Corruption Agencies, ACAs, notably the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, IC, should take up any corruption case that is in the public domain without waiting for a petition.

They resolved that the refusal by anti-graft agencies to act on any corruption cases that they are not aware of would constitute an act of misconduct, criminal negligence or dereliction of duty that will attract appropriate sanctions.

The Conference therefore resolved that all ACAs should be empowered to invite anybody living above their means to explain their source of wealth, and if the agencies are not satisfied with explanations to the acquisition of such wealth, the person shall be charged to court.

“Upon conviction, the person shall forfeit the entire proceeds from corruption and be sentenced to half the prison term attached to the sum of the money or its equivalent,” it said.

The Conference voted in of a proposal that a special be opened and designated as Infrastructure Development Fund, IDF, into which all recovered proceeds of corruption shall be paid.

On cross-carpeting from one party to another, it resolved that such elected public office holders who defect before the expiration of their mandates without cogent reasons would lose their seats.

The Conference resolved that inducement of voters with money and materials on Election Day should be treated as a criminal offence and perpetrators severely punished.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the State Independent Electoral Commission, SIEC, are to fashion ways to ensure that physically challenged persons, especially lepers, are ed and actually vote in elections.

The Conference resolved that that minority groups that wish to exist as separate states and meet the criteria for state creation should be allowed to do so under the instrumentality of the relevant laws and procedures as part of their right to internal self determination.

It restated the unconditional rights and freedom of every and any other ethnic nationality that considers itself as unjustly subjected to real and perceived injustice and marginalisation to their kith and kin through the instrumentality of relevant laws.

It accepted a recommendation for the establishment of a National Council of Traditional Rulers, NCTR, with three from each state.


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http://m.timesng.com/news/163919-national-conference-adopts-true-federalism-nigeria.html

They are a set of confused bigots. What is true federalism without resourse control? I think their heads need to be examined.

good for them, i hope most of their resolutions that is sensible will be ed.

Please, have they also adopted the idea of throwing out NASS and the constitution of this great country? Clowns.

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BULL SHHIT

Ngwakwe my guy how was life without NL

I missed Jonathan's ers sha both the clueless and the clue full ers.

True federalism will start when we start resource control.

Booking

ndu_chucks: Please, have they also adopted the idea of throwing out NASS and the constitution of this great country? Clowns.

True federalism is the way forward

Great news especially the news about convicted looters/corrupt officials. A death sentence would have been the best penalty to pay, though.

Nigerians are watching ...tired of jumping around about laws that ends up favouring the powerful and the rich leaving the poor to go for new CONFAB meeting in punishment and atimes prison..... Chaiiiii

Hw can there be true federalism without resource control...how wil they fund d LGs? When they unanimously vote and push for a new people's constitution, then I can take this conference serious.

what about border adjustment

Ngwakwe:
http://m.timesng.com/news/163919-national-conference-adopts-true-federalism-nigeria.html

This Country has wasted some millions so far

True federalism without resource control is bullshitting. How about new state in the southeast? The southeast deserves and needs sixth state.

I don't believe dis even with 3d pix

they forget easily dat d clamour for true federalism is simply becos of the problem of resource control.#confused representative of the people

kaorama: They are a set of confused bigots. What is true federalism without resourse control? I think their heads need to be examined.

it beats me,really. True fed entails resource control,it means each fedratin units runnin their own govt n constitutn,havin rights to secede...they shud spell out what their ''true federalism'' entail n whatss all about,pls as nothing short of a true TRUE FEDERALISM wud be accepted..
#may fire destroy the antagonists of true federalism

slim fit :
I missed Jonathan's ers sha both the clueless and the clue full ers.

o fé bérè poo poo,abi?

Abeg when will that charade end. She-cow is becoming angry with that conference. When she-cow becomes angry, they know what will happen.

It's a giant leap





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let me read the memo first


*after reading op*
all their recommendations are wonderful but we in the south-south will only accede to these when the land use act is repealed and a law ing 100% resource control to state governments is ed into law.
after that, any group that are not comfortable in any state can ask for their own state.
all states will pay a fixed 10% of revenues generated to the federal government

i believe so that the national assembly shal acept the outcome of this national confab,,,because i no understand them oooooo

careytommy: let me read the memo first


*after reading op*
all their recommendations are wonderful but we in the south-south will only accede to these when the land use act is repealed and a law ing 100% resource control to state governments is ed into law.
after that, any group that are not comfortable in any state can ask for their own state.
all states will pay a fixed 10% of revenues generated to the federal government

PhockPhockMan: It's a giant leap





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The most important thing is to correct Ironsi's error in a modern way. The 36 States of the country can do well as federating units as against the 6 geo-political zones which will lead to the formation of units similar to Nigeria. Resource control is right but should be handled with care as leaving some parts of the country extremely poor in contrast to others extremely rich could lead to a catastrophy. We have to find a way to balance things up.

federating units

these recommendations look good though incomplete without resource control but implementation is the major problem

Observing mode activated.