Nigeria: Delegates Bicker Over Subjecting Outcome to Referendum

10 July 2014

DELEGATES disagreed sharply yesterday on how the outcome of the National Conference should be implemented. They bickered over whether or not their decisions should be sent to the National Assembly for consideration or subjected to the approval of Nigerians through a referendum.

While most delegates want the report to be taken to the parliament to formally give it a legal force, others vehemently challenged the view, countering that taking the report to the people through a referendum was the best option.

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