Why Confab report has not been implemented —Senator Akanbi

Senator Soji Akanbi representing Oyo South has said that the failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2014 National Conference report might not be unconnected with the fact that unelected representatives made up the conference that brought up the report.

Though Akanbi agreed that the recommendations of the Confab report were noteworthy, he said elected representatives, that are legislators, were those empowered to propose such amendments cum recommendations.
Speaking in Ibadan, on Thursday, he said what was required was amendments to the constitution, a process that had been started by the current National Assembly.

He allayed fears that the process might amount to an exercise in futility, especially at the termination of the current National Assembly.
Tribune, August 11, 2017

 

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