A former president, Goodluck Jonathan has explained a number of reasons that made it impossible for his administration to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Constitutional Conference, IgbereTV reports
According to him, the defection of the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition were among factors that made it impossible to implement the CONFAB report
Jonathan spoke on Tuesday during the presentation of ‘The National Question’, a book authored by two veteran journalists, James Akpadem and Sam Akpe, with focus on the 2014 confab.
Represented by Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Jonathan said that it was in the interest of the country and generations unborn to implement the constitutional conference report.
He criticized the scenario in which pointless politics was used to influence every significant issue facing the nation, including its security, economics, and even matters of national interest.
He attributed this to the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s refusal to review the confab report with the intention of putting it into practice.
The former president said that he had little to no time to execute the findings since doing so would involve changing the constitution and explained why his administration was unable to take action.
Jonathan said, “I plead with Nigerians not to play politics with the 2014 Conference report. I believe that at the appropriate time, the country through a dedicated parliament will do the right thing.
“And the right thing is to duly and dispassionately consider the report of the conference with a view to implementing the recommendations for the good of the country.
