As the debate over the conduct of the
proposed National Dialogue intensifies, former
Science and Technology Minister, Major-
General Sam Momah, has warned against
subjecting the report of the conference to the
National Assembly for endorsement. Momah, who spoke with Vanguard, noted that
the idea of subjecting the outcome of the
discourse to the NASS was wrong and
inconsistent with the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. The former minister pointed out that there was
no need to send the outcome of the dialogue
to the NASS as sovereignty of Nigeria resides
with the people, who elected the lawmakers to
their represent posts. The pioneer Commandant of the Nigerian War
College said: “I think the issue of giving the
final outcome of the dialogue to the National
Assembly does not arise. I don’t know why that
opinion came forth because the National
Assembly is not sovereign. “It is only the people of Nigeria that should
determine what they want and not the
representatives of the people of Nigeria in the
National Assembly. It is the Nigerian masses
who have that power and not the few
representatives of the people in Abuja. Momah also argued that it did not matter
whether the conference was ordinary or
sovereign as long as it provides a conducive
platform for Nigerians to sit down and talk
about their future and that of the nation. He said: “It does really matter whether it is
constitutional conference or sovereign national
conference. We know that the aim is to better
the welfare of Nigerians and the future of this
country. “So whatever we call it, I think the ultimate aim
in is to gauge the opinion of the people of this
great country. I am happy that the President did
not immediately give it a name but merely
raised an advisory committed to work out the
details. “I truly support what Mr. President did and
congratulate him for that initiative, which I
think will solve a lot of problems rearing their
heads now.
proposed National Dialogue intensifies, former
Science and Technology Minister, Major-
General Sam Momah, has warned against
subjecting the report of the conference to the
National Assembly for endorsement. Momah, who spoke with Vanguard, noted that
the idea of subjecting the outcome of the
discourse to the NASS was wrong and
inconsistent with the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. The former minister pointed out that there was
no need to send the outcome of the dialogue
to the NASS as sovereignty of Nigeria resides
with the people, who elected the lawmakers to
their represent posts. The pioneer Commandant of the Nigerian War
College said: “I think the issue of giving the
final outcome of the dialogue to the National
Assembly does not arise. I don’t know why that
opinion came forth because the National
Assembly is not sovereign. “It is only the people of Nigeria that should
determine what they want and not the
representatives of the people of Nigeria in the
National Assembly. It is the Nigerian masses
who have that power and not the few
representatives of the people in Abuja. Momah also argued that it did not matter
whether the conference was ordinary or
sovereign as long as it provides a conducive
platform for Nigerians to sit down and talk
about their future and that of the nation. He said: “It does really matter whether it is
constitutional conference or sovereign national
conference. We know that the aim is to better
the welfare of Nigerians and the future of this
country. “So whatever we call it, I think the ultimate aim
in is to gauge the opinion of the people of this
great country. I am happy that the President did
not immediately give it a name but merely
raised an advisory committed to work out the
details. “I truly support what Mr. President did and
congratulate him for that initiative, which I
think will solve a lot of problems rearing their
heads now.
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