Natl Conference Set Up 50 Man Committee To Resolve Voting Pattern Stalement

A 50-member body, on Wednesday, met behind closed doors with the chairman of the national conference, Judtice Idris Kutigi, in his frantic bid to break the stalemate over the voting pattern to be adopted at the conference.

The meeting commenced  after justice Kutigi adjourned the first session of the day at about 10.48 until 2.15 p.m. when they leaders came out for lunch.
Details of their discussion, which was the sharp division among the delegates on whether it should adopt consensus or the two-thirds majority during voting, remained sketchy.
The deputy chairman of the conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, had announced the names of the delegates after the house resolved to call for memoranda from members of the public on matters that should be included in the agenda of the conference.
A simultaneous demand from the other delegates trailed the announcement of the names by Akinyemi on the primary purpose of the meeting.
He explained that it was meant to find a possible compromise to the logjam over the voting pattern at the conference.
The names are, among ohters, General Ike Nwachukwu, Chief Mike Ahamba,  Chief Olu Falae, Dr Kunle Olajide, Chief Peter Odili, Chief Edwin Clark, Prof. Jubril Aminu, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Professor Jerry Gana, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, Mallam Tanko Yakassai, Senator Ibrahim Idah andGeneral A. B Mamman.

, Chief A.K Horsfall, Chief Josephine Anenih, Mr. Issa Aremu, Mrs Hauwal Shakarau, Hajiya Bola Shagaya and Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN,
Other were Ambassador Vincent Okobi, Prof. Lawrence Ekpebu, Mr. Senator Femi Okunrounmu, Dr. Joe Nwaogu, Honourable Mohammed Umara Kumalia, Prof. Auwalu Yadudu, Prof. Iyorchia Ayu, Obong Victor Attah, Senator Khairat Abdulrazak Gwadabe, Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, Adamu Aliero, Mr. Peterside Atedo and Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife.

Also in the list were Professor Isah Mohammed, Alhaji Ibrahim Kashim Imam, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, Senator Ken Nnamani, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Alhaji Sule Yahya Hamma, Dr. Abubakar Sadique Mohammed, Chief Olusola Akanmode, Justice Lawal Hassan Gumi, Mr. Ledum Metee, Senator Fola Adeola, Senator Mimibariya Amange, Rt. Hon. Anayo Nnebe, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chief Benjamin Elue, Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd) and Chief Nduka Obaigbena.