Politics National Conference: 20 Standing Committees,70% Majority Vote Adopted

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Delegates at the on-going National Conference on Monday in Abuja tentatively adopted 20 standing committees to deliberate on issues agitating the minds of Nigerians.

This followed a motion for the adoption of the proposed committee structure by Mr Orok Duke, representing South-South geo-political zone.

Duke moved the motion pending corrections to be effected by the secretariat following observations and suggestions made by delegates. The motion was seconded by Mrs Dinatu Assani, representing Trade Union Congress.

The 20 committees include Devolution of Power Committee, which has under it issues of fiscal federalism, revenue sharing, resource control and sharing formula, policing, as well as local government administration.

Others are the Political Restructuring and Forms of Government Committee, the National Security; Environment; Politics and Governance; Law, Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Reform.

Others listed include Social Welfare; Transportation; Agriculture; Civil Society, Labour and Sports; Public Service; Electoral Matters, Foreign Policy and Diaspora Matters, Land Tenure Matters and National Boundary. There are also the Trade and Investment Committee, Energy; Religion; Public Finance and Revenue Generation, as well as Science, Technology and Development.

Delegates are expected to belong to not more than three committees.

Delegates also adopted 70 per cent majority as voting benchmark in reaching decisions at plenary. The delegates also conceded the selection of chairmen and deputy chairmen of committees to principal officers who constitute the select committee of the conference..

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