Jonathans National Conference will be based on equality! Obasanjo handpicked his own it was anti-people. . . . . Anglican Bishop Emeritus, Bishop Bolanle Gbonigi; and a former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday described the 2005 national conference organised by the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as anti-people. The two men spoke in Abuja during the meeting of the leaders from South-West, South-East and South-South geo political zones. Leaders from the three zones met under the aegis of Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly, whose agenda was to discuss the modalities, time frame, funding and structures for the proposed national conference. Gbonigi said that the 2005 national conference was not people’s conference as it did not discuss the peculiar needs and desires of various ethnic nationalities that made up Nigeria. He said Nigerians would this time around have what he described as a “people’s conference” that would come up with “peoples decision.” He said, “We are going to have a people’s conference that will come up with the people’s decision. We are going to have a conference that knows and understands one another. This conference will respect the peoples’ culture.” Clark also said, “The 2005 national conference was not based on the Will and representations of the people of Nigeria. Former President Obasanjo and the governors handpicked the delegates. The 2005 national conference was not the desire of the people of Nigeria. “Under the planned national conference, there would be no second class citizen. This conference would be conducted based on the equality of all Nigerians.” Among those at the meeting were a former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife; a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo; a former Minister of Aviation, Graham Douglas; and a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:43:19 +0000
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