President Jonathan submits Confab report to Senate for approval

Barely 48 hours to the expiration of the present administration, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday submitted the reports of the 2014 National Conference to the Senate for consideration and legislative actions.

The National Conference Committee was inaugurated on March 17, 2014 by President Jonathan and the committee was given a three-month mandate which was later extended to another two months for the committee to round off the assignment.

The report of the committee was submitted to President Jonathan on August 21 by the Committee Chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi.

Although it was expected before now that the President should forward the reports of the conference to the National Assembly in form of Executive Bill, President Jonathan only sent a letter to the Senate through the Senate President, David Mark, for considerations and legislative action.

In the letter entitled, 'Approval for the implementation of the recommendations and resolutions of the National Conference 2014,' the President said that the Federal Executive Council had in its meeting on March 18, 2015, considered and approved the reports of the conference.