NATIONAL DIALOGUE, Modalities that would be adopted: 1) 492 delegates will partake in the dialogue which would be named National Conference. 2) National Conference will last for a total of three months and nomination of delegates will commence on Thursday, January 30 and end on February 20. 3) - The National Conference shall hold in Abuja 4) The National Conference shall tentatively last for three months and shall discuss any subject matter, except the indivisibility and indissolubility of Nigeria as a nation, therefore the unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable. 5) A conference management secretariat shall be established to manage, administer and run the affairs of the conference; 6) Decisions at the National Conference shall be by consensus; but where it is not achievable; it shall be by 75% majority; 7) The National Conference shall advise the government on the legal framework, legal procedures and options for integrating the decisions and outcomes of the national conference into the Constitution and laws of the country. 8) - The National Conference shall have a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson of unimpeachable integrity. 9) Elder Statesmen:One per state and the FCT making a total of 37 will be nominated by the President; 10) - Retired Military and Security Personnel which include one delegate per geopoliticalzone each from the Military, Police, State Security and National Intelligence Agency –making it a total of 18 delegates to be nominated by stakeholders; 11) Traditional Rulers:two per zone and one from the FCT making a total of 13 delegates to be nominated by stakeholders; 12)Retired Civil Servants:one per zone. A total of six to be nominated by stakeholders; 13) Labour Representatives:the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, shall each nominate 12 delegates making it a total of 24 which would reflect Geo-political and gender balance;
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:46:36 +0000
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