• List Of National Conference Committees And What They Are Expected To Discuss!!! 1. Committee on Devolution of Power will focus on: Fiscal federalism; revenue sharing; resource control; sharing formula and any other related matters. 2. Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government will focus on: Federalism; Regionalism; State Creation; Geo-political zones; Forms and Content of Government; Presidential; Parliamentary; Legislature; Bicameral; Unicameral Legislature (Part-time/Full-time) and Local Government Administration. 3. Committee on National Security will focus on: Armed Forces; Civilian oversight of the security sector; Review of the Armed Forces Act; the Police; Reform of the Customs Service; Road Safety Corps; Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism; Armed Robbery; Kidnapping; Small Arms Proliferation Communal Violence; Election Violence; Illegal oil theft and smuggling; Sea piracy; Organised/Trans-National Crime; Money Laundering; Human Trafficking; Drug Trafficking; Terrorism Financing; Cyber Crime; and any other related matters. 4. Committee on Environment Meteorology and Climate Change will focus on: Illegal Mining Activities; Pollution; Gas flaring; Protection of Biodiversity; Afforestation and Reforestation; Flooding/Gully Erosion; Environmental Degradation; Oil Spillage and Desertification; Drought; Waste management/Disposal; Hazardous/Toxic Waste; Bush burning; Natural Disaster. 5. Committee on Politics and Governance will focus on: Immunity clause; Good governance and democratization; Deepening democracy, democratic culture and orientation; Mechanisms for a more inclusive participatory democracy; National Ethics; Minority rights/ ethnic nationalities Corruption; Anti Corruption Agencies; Corruption and national development; Constitutional Amendment; Freedom of Information; Role of traditional rulers. 6. Committee on Law, Judiciary, Human Rights, Legal Reform, Law and Order will focus on: It will cover the Judiciary; Review of judicial institutions; Increase in the number of Supreme Court Justices; Increase in the number of divisions of the Court of Appeal; Technology in administration of Justice; Professional development of Judicial Officers; Sharia and customary legal systems; Delays in administration of justice; Independence of the judiciary; and Funding of the Judiciary; Appointment of Judicial Officers; Access to justice; Alternative Justice – ADR, Mediation, Conciliation; Specialized Courts/ tribunals; Condition of service of judicial officers; Prison reforms; Rehabilitation; Reformation; Reintegration Sentencing and death penalty; Justiciability of the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy; Chapter 2 of the Constitution Jurisdiction of Industrial Court 7. Committee on Social Sector will focus on: Health; Universal Health Care Coverage; Primary Healthcare; Investment in health; Emphasis on Preventive Health; Education, Restructuring of the curriculum; Investment in education; and National education policy; Return of missionary and private schools to original owners; Nomadic education; Institutionalizing Almajiri education system; Housing; Affordable Housing; Social Security; Rights of senior citizens; Unemployed Nigerians; Pensions and Gratuity; Insurance; Poverty and wealth creation; Gender; Status of married women; State of origin; State of marriage; Affirmative Action; Political Participation; Discrimination; Child’s Rights Law; Child’s Right Law Implementation Bodies; Disability Rights/ Welfare. 8. Committee on Transportation will focus on: Roads; Railway; Aviation; Maritime; National Inland Water Ways; Shipping and shipment. 9. Committee on Science, Technology and Development will focus on: Information, Communication and Technology; Media/Social network; Science and technology education; Investment in research and development; Promotion and improvement of indigenous technological innovations; Space and nuclear regime; Capacity building and training for scientists; Medical technology; Biodiversity; and Fabrication of buildings etc. 10. Committee on Agriculture will focus on: Food Security; Food storage, processing and packaging industries; Grazing Reverses/Ranching and Industrial Cattle feeds; Water Resources; National agricultural policy; Agricultural subsidy; Mechanized agriculture; Land acquisition, traditional institutions and agriculture; Irrigation; Bio-technology and Agricultural Production; Poultry and Fishery; and Animal Husbandry. 11. Committee on Civil Society, Labour and Sports Committee will focus on: Empowerment and regulation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs); Capacity building for CSOs; Youth empowerment; Unemployment; Minimum wage; Trade Unionism and Industrial Action; National Youth Service Corps; Investments in sports; and Legal regime on sports. 12. Committee on Public Service will focus on: Federal Character; Civil Service Structure; Remuneration of public officers and civil servants; State of the civil service; and Salary Structure. 13. Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters will focus on: Political parties and Electoral process; Method of elections; Party supremacy and internal democracy; Independent candidature; Regulation of campaign; Campaign financing and expenditure ceiling; State monitoring bodies and Local Government Elections; Electoral offences; Independence and autonomy of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Delineation of constituencies; Conduct of free and fair elections; The role of security agencies in elections; Diaspora voting; Political Recruitment and internal democracy in political parties. 14. Committee on Foreign Policy and Diaspora Matters will focus on: Prisoner Exchange; Extradition; Promotion of culture and tourism, investment in tourism; Cultural exchange; Nigeria and international peacekeeping operations; Review of Technical Aid Corps programme; Promotion of peace, human rights, justice and racial equality within the international system; and Nigeria-centric foreign policy; Security and well-being of Nigerians at Home and Abroad; Afrocentricism; Promoting Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regime; Non alignment; Economic diplomacy; Domestication of treaties; Mutual Legal Assistance; Universal Jurisdiction; Role/ Participation in International Organizations; Diaspora matters; Role of foreign missions in Nigerian domestic affairs; and Status of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15. Committee on Land Tenure Matters and National Boundary will focus on: Review of the Land Use Act; Traditional Land Holding Rights; Establishment and manning of boundaries; and Adjustment of boundaries. 16. Committee on Economy, Trade and Investment will focus on: Industries and Industrialisation; Diversification of the economy; Patents, Copyright, Trademarks, Trade or Business name, Industrial Designs and Merchandize Marks; Bio-piracy and traditional knowledge; Foreign Direct Investments; Exclusive Economic Zone; Export Processing Zone; Oil and other mineral resources exploration and management; Trade agreement; Bilateral/Multilateral; Tourism and Economic Development plan. 17. Committee on Energy will focus on: Strategic energy policy; Oil and Gas policy; Solar Energy; Nuclear Energy; Wind energy; Hydro energy; Thermal energy and Bio-energy. 18. Committee on Religion will focus on: State and religion; Sponsorship and public funding of pilgrimage; and Restoring national ethics, culture, morals and core values. 19. Committee on Public Finance and Revenue Generation will focus on: Domestic and external debt; Tax administration; Tax contribution; Internally generated revenue; Externally generated revenue; Regulation of external borrowing by States and Local Governments; and Productivity. 20. Committee on Citizenship, Immigration and Related Matters will focus on: Movement of goods, persons and services; Citizenship and nationality; Integrated national database; Immigration and internal security; Multiple citizenship of Nigerians; Residency; Indigeneity and residency (indigenes/settlers dichotomy); Refugee and asylum; Census; and Border patrol!!! ------------------------------------------------- Pls Report Any Suspicious Person, Group Or Object(s) 2 D Law Enforcement Agents, As Doin So Can Help Curb Corruption, Crimes, Destruction Of Properties & Save Lives!!!
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