Wednesday 21st May 2014
The National prayer, which is always the first Item on the order paper, was said. Votes and proceedings of the previous day were read, amended and adopted.
A motion of urgent public importance was moved - drawing the attention of the house over the twin bomb explosions that went off at the Terminus Market in Jos on Tuesday 20th May 2014 in which several persons lost their lives. the motion suggested the need to observe a minute’s silence in honor of the victims and to send a condolence message to the families of those affected. So many comments, observation and condemnation were made after the motion was read and it was unanimously adopted. We, rose for a minute’s silence.
The next item was the continuation of laying of reports - committees that did not lay their reports on the first day, did so; Committee on Civil Society, Labour, Youth and Sports and Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters.
Discussion on the report of the Committee on Citizenship, immigration and Related Matters began. Some brilliant recommendations were made by the committee and some other brilliant recommendations were added by delegates not forgetting the not so brilliant ones.
The contentious issue on the report that caused emotional outburst was the recommendation that reads - "the state of origin of herdsmen should be responsible for funding grazing reserves or ranches" - this got so many furious especially the Fulanis - "some of these nomadic herdsmen do not have a particular settlement and saying the state should establish and fund their ranches is impractical", they cried.
Well the issue was bracketed and deferred.
However, the other recommendations made on the report were adopted but the committee report was not adopted because of the bracket. We adjourned till the following day.
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