8 Years Later, Goodluck Jonathan Opens Up About Confab 2014, Gives Reasons for Non-Implementation of Report
- The loss of the 2015 presidential election and the lack of cooperation from the legislature have been listed as major factors that stalled the implementation of the 2014 National conference report
- These factors were highlighted by a former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan who convened the 2014 CONFAB
- According to Jonathan, there was no way such a report could have scaled through with the executive dealing with an uncooperative legislature
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, June 28, has explained why his administration was unable to implement the report of the 2014 National Conference.
Speaking at the presentation of a book titled "The National Conversation" written by Akpandem James and Sam Akpe, the former president admitted that the loss of the 2015 presidential election and a hostile parliament stalled the report's implementation.
The Nation reports that Jonathan represented by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius noted that those blaming him for failing to implement the 2014 CONFAB report were either playing politics or ignorant.
The role played by the National Assembly
According to him, those knowledgeable about the process of constitutional reforms in Nigeria will understand the intricacies of implementing such a report including the involvement of the national and state assemblies.
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His words:
“Such elaborate review couldn‘t have been possible at that time because by the time the report was submitted in August 2014, we were already on the verge of a general election.
“It is also important to point out that at that time, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who was a member of my party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had already moved out, with some members, to the opposition party.
"That meant that a reasonable part of the National Assembly was anti-government."
Avoid politics of divisiveness, Goodluck Jonathan congratulates presidential Flagbearers
Goodluck Jonathan had congratulated all Presidential flag bearers of political parties ahead of the 2023 general election.
Those he congratulated include Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Malik Ado-Ibrahim among others.
He urged them to go about their campaigns in an orderly manner devoid of violence and other forms of acrimony and divisiveness.
2023: Protesters take over streets of Abuja, call on Goodluck Jonathan to declare for presidency
On Friday, June 3, some protesters had stormed the streets of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city to call on former President Goodluck Jonathan to declare for 2023 presidency.
The protesters in their numbers were dressed in white t-shirts and marched around Abuja.
They gathered in a fanfare calling on the president to join the litany of aspirants contesting for Nigeria's number one seat.
Source: Legit.ng
