Nigeria’s former President, Dr
Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said if President Muhammadu Buhari had
implemented part of the reports of the 2014 National Conference, it would have
taken Nigeria out of the wood.
Jonathan, who spoke at the
launching and presentation of the Memoirs of Senator Femi Okurounmu at the
University of Lagos, also gave reason why he could not implement the report
before he left office.
While noting the role played by
Okurounmu at the conference, Jonathan, who was the chairman of the occasion,
said the conference was conveyed in accordance with the yearnings of Nigerians
for a dialogue to reconcile ethnic differences.
He said all the issues were
discussed as he gave them the freedom to discuss all and that the
recommendations were far reaching in setting an agenda for today and tomorrow.
According to the former
president, the conference took out politics and that the recommendations would
have taken Nigeria out of the woods.
Jonathan noted the counter
narratives about his inability to implement the recommendations before leaving
office, saying that the report was handed over to him on 21 August, 2014, at a
time members of the National Assembly
were busy running around for re-election.
He added that if the report was
to be implemented, it required an amendment of parts of the 1999 Constitution
and that it was not a thing to be rushed.
Jonathan also said democracy was key
to achieving the dreams of the people, but noted that the electoral process
must be credible to achieve better living.
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