National Conference: "Where to Belong"...

Hi Friends, I hope you all are having a smooth weekend? Mine is as rough as anything though.

Well, I just thought I should share with you the thematic areas/committees that all delegates will split into in the coming weeks.

Here are the committees and subcommittees;

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2014
THEMATIC AREAS

1. COMMITTTEE ON DEVOLUTION OF POWER
-Fiscal federalism
-Revenue sharing
-Resource control
-Sharing formula
-Policing
-Local Government Administration
-Role of traditional rulers and institutions in governance. 

2. COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING AND FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
-Federalism 
-Regionalism
-State Creation
-Geopolitical zones
-Forms and Content of Government
Presidential
Parliamentary
-Legislature
Bicameral
Unicameral legislature
(Part-time/Full-time)

3. COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
-Armed Forces
Civilian oversight of the security sector
Review of the Armed Forces Act
-Reform of the Nigerian Customs
-Road Safety Corps
-Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism
-Armed Robbery
-Kidnapping
-Small Arms Proliferation
-Communal Violence
-Election Violence
-Illegal oil theft and smuggling
-Sea Piracy
-Organized/Trans - National Crime
Money Laundering
Human Trafficking
Drug Trafficking
Terrorism Financing
-Cyber Crime


4. COMMITTEE ON ENVRIRONMENT
-Meteorology and climate change
-Illegal Mining Activities
-Pollution
-Gas Flaring
-Protection of Biodiversity
-Afforestation and Reforestation
-Flooding/Gully Erosion
-Environmental Degradation
Oil Spillage and Desertification
-Drought
-Waste management/Disposal
Hazardous/toxic Waste
-Bush Burning
-Natural Disaster

5. COMMITTEE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
-Immunity clause
-Good Governance and democratization
Deepening democracy, democratic culture and orientation
Mechanism for a more inclusive participatory democracy
National Ethics
-Minority rights/ethnic nationalities
-Corruption
Anti Corruption Agencies
Corruption and National Development
-Constitutional Amendment
-Freedom of information

6. COMMITTEE ON LAW, JUDICIARY, HUMAN RIGHT AND LEGAL REFORM
-Law and order
-Judiciary
Immunity of judicial officers
Review of judicial institutions
Increase in the number of supreme court justices
Increase in the number of divisions of the court of appeal
Technology in administration of justice
Professional development of judicial officers
-Sharia and customary legal systems
-Delays in administration of justice
-Independence of the judiciary
Funding of the judiciary
Appointing of judicial officers
-Access to justice
-Alternative justice - ADR, Mediation, Conciliation etc
-Specialised Court/ tribunals
-Condition of service of judicial officers


-Prison Reforms
Rehabilitation
Reformation
Reintegration
Sentencing and Death penalty
-Justiciability of the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy; 
Chapter 2 of the constitution
-Jurisdiction of industrial court

7. COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE
-Health 
Universal Health Care Coverage
Primary Healthcare
Emphasis on Preventive Health.
-Education
Restructuring of curricullum
Investment in Education
National education policy
Return of missionary and private schools to original owners
Nomadic education
Institutionalizing Almajiri education system
-Housing
Affordable Housing
-Social Security
Rights of Senior citizens
Unemployed Nigerians
Pension and Gratuity
-Gender
Status of married women
State of Origin
State of Marriage
Afirmative Action
Political Participation
Discrimination
Childs Rights Law
Childs right Law implementation
Disability rights/Welfare

8.COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
-Roads
-Railway
-Aviation
-Maritime
-National Inland Water Ways
-Shipping and Shipment

9. COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
-Information, Communication and Technology
Media/ Social network
-Science and technology education
-Investment in research and development
-Promotion and improvement of indegenious technical innovations
-Space and nuclear regime
-Capacity building and training for scientist
-Medical technology
-Biodiversity
-Fabrication of buildings e.t.c

10. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
-Food Security
-Food storage, processing and packaging industries
-Grazing reserves/ ranching and Industrial Cattle feeds
-Water Resources
-National agricultural policy
-Agricultural subsidy
-Mechanized agriculture
-Land acquisition, traditional institutions and agriculture
Irrigation

11. COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND SPORTS. 
-Capacity building and CSOs
-Youth Empowerment 
-Unemployment
-Minimum Wage
-Trade Unionism and Industrial Action
-National Youth Service Corps
-Investment in sports
-Legal Regime in Sports.

12. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE
-Federal Character 
-Civil Service Structure 
-Remuneration of public Officers and Civil servants
-State of the civil service

13. COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL MATTERS.
- Political parties and electoral process
-Methods of elections
-Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
-Local government elections
-Regulation of campaign 
-Campaign financing and expenditure ceiling.           
-State Electoral Bodies
-Electoral offences
-Independence and autonomy of Independent National Electoral Commisison. (INEC)
-Delineation of constituencies
-Conduct of free and fair elections
-The role of security agencies in elections 
- Diaspora Voting


14.COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN. POLICY AND DIASPORA MATTERS
-Prisoner Exchange 
-Extradition 
-Promotion of culture and tourism, investment in tourism.
-Cultural exchange 
-Nigeria and International peacekeeping operations
-Review of Technical Aid Corps program
-Promotion of peace, human rights, justice and racial equality within the international system 
-Nigeria-Centric foreign policy -Security and well being of NIgerians at Home and Abroad 
-Afrocentricism 
-Promoting Economic Community of West African States  (ECOWAS)regime 
-Non alignment 
- Economic diplomacy
-Domestication of treaties
-Mutual Legal Assistance 
-Univeral Jurisdiction
-Role/ participation international Orgaization. 

15. COMMITTEE ON LAND TENURE MATTERS AND NATIONAL BOUNDARY
-Review of the land use act
-Traditional land holding rights
-Establishment and manning of boundaries
-Adjustment of boundaries

16. COMMITTEE ON TRDE AND INVESTMENT
-Patent, copyright, trademarks, trade or business name, industrial designs and merchandize marks
-Bio-piracy and traditional knowledge
-Foreign direct investments
-Export processing zone
Industries
-Protectionism and quality control
-Oil and other mineral resources exploration and management.
-Trade agreement
-Bilateral/ multilateral

17.  ENERGY:
-Solar Energy
-Nuclear Energy 
-Wind Energy
-Hydro Energy
-Thermal Energy

18.   RELIGION
-State and Religion
-Sponsorship and Public Funding of Pilgrimage
-Restoring National Ethics, Culture, Morals and Core Values.

19. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND REVENUE GENERATION
-Domestic and external debt
-Tax Administration
-Tax contribution
-Internally generated revenue
-Externally generated Revenue
-Regulation of external borrowing by states and local government

20. COMMITTTEE ON IMMIGRATION
-Movement of goods, person and services
-Citizenship and nationality
-Integrated national database
-Immigration and internal security
-Dual Citizenship of Nigerians in Diaspora
Residency
-Indigeneity and residency (indigene/settlers dichotomy)
-Refugee and Asylum
-Census
-Border patrol


How would the delegates split into these various committees right?

Here is your answer: each delegate is to select three (3) committees of interest and of the three(3) selected, the secretariat would push you to one that best fits your profile. How would the secretariat do that you may ask right? Well, we were given forms to fill our professional and personal informations so it could serve as a guide.

Well I selected 

1.Committee on Environment
2.Committee on Politics and Governance
3.Committee on Social Welfare

I don't know to which I will be thrown into but the good news is that irrespective of the committee one belong, one can push his/her submissions to any commiittee of interests.

So if you have any contribution(s) to make on any, you can mail me on: Engageyadomah@gmail.com

Thank you......

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