Confab: Conference reconvenes to consider final report

The National Conference resumed today Monday  as delegates reconvene to consider the final report of the conference.

The conference had adjourned abruptly on July 14 without being able to reach agreement on two major controversial issues of resource control and the beneficiaries of the proposed intervention fund for states currently facing destruction as a result of attack by the members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The conference’s Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, Mr. James Akpandem, had told one of our correspondents on Friday that the final report of the conference, which he said was up of four volumes, was ready.

He said copies of the report were being produced and that each delegate would be given copies on resumption.

However, the delegates would be reconvening amid the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the country with members expressing fears concerning their health.

A female delegate, who called our correspondent to register her concern said, “I hope that the conference will take into note the need to avoid the spread of Ebola at the conference.
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