Nigeria: As Buhari Forecloses Implementation of 2014 Confab Report

4 October 2017

In his Independence broadcast on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari foreclosed the implementation of the report of the 2014 National Conference, which some analysts contend could address some ills in the country if implemented. JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH examines some salient issues raised for and against fecundity of the report

President Muhammadu Buhari has never hidden his intention not to implement the 2014 report of the National Conference organised by former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Buhari, it is a report meant for the archives. His stance is that the last administration didn't get its priorities right. Instead of addressing the demands of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities ( ASUU) who were on strike then, that government was busy spending billions to organise the conference.

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