prostrate cancer made me reject national Conferences offer~Uwabueze The leader of “The Patriots”, a group of pro-national conference elder statesmen, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), explained yesterday why he turned down his appointment as a member of the National Conference Advisory Committee. The retired university teacher said that his age and fragile health stood on the way of the national assignment, adding that he had been battling with prostrate cancer for years. The committee chaired by former university don and politician Dr. Femi Okunrounmu, was inaugurated last week by the President. Ahead of the inauguration, the frontline legal scholar declined the offer and nominated another legal luminary, Chief Solomon Asemota (SAN), to represent The Patriots. Nwabueze, in a statement in Lagos, said he was not expecting President Goodluck Jonathan to make him the chairman of the Advisory Committee. He said The Patriots only expected to nominate one of its members to serve on the committee. He, however, promised to contribute to the conference’s proposals by mobilising lawyers and political scientists for a deliberation on the matter at the proposed Uyo National Summit.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 05:18:20 +0000
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