13th May 2014, deliberation started early, the chairperson presided over the meeting.
The final harmonized position of the committee on Environment was presented to the committee by the head of the drafting committee whom we nominated.
After that we began deliberation on the draft report. Some amendments were made.
I presided the afternoon session.
There was a part that almost charged the committee and caused confusion but at the end of the day we agreed and moved on.
The aspects that says each state should manage its resource which reflected on our report- some committee members were of the opinion it should be expunged so we won't come through as off point since there's a committee saddled with that responsibly, some members of the committee made clarification on the issue. Whenever the word resource is mentioned - Nigerians always believe it's oil and Gas but most states do have their resource and to blossom we need to start thinking differently and do things differently, and the resource in this context doesn't necessary mean oil and gas. If each state can manage some of its resource and have a sense of ownership things will be different.
Well we had to leave it as it is and forge ahead.
After further amendments we reached the end of the final report and adopted it as amended, though it took us a long time to reach the conclusion but finally, we did.
There was then a motion on the plight of the people of Bakasi and the need to mention it in our report especially in the aspect that speaks about resources and how we will restore their farmlands and other resources they have lost to Cameroon.
Well the committee accepted the motion but pleaded that it should be shared with other relevant committees too, because most of the plight of the people of Bakasi cannot be attained by the committee on environment.
Way from my committee....
Well the committee on Judiciary have a suggestion that all cases that are not constitutionally related should start and end in the various states it emanated from.
This, to me will fast track justice and end unnecessary delays in passing judgements. But, what do I know..let me leave it for the lawyers and judges to argue on this
See you soon...
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I have gone through all the blogs related to the Confab.It has been insightful, refreshing and sometimes hilarious. Thanks for giving us an insight into whats going on in the Conference
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