The Secretariat of the National Conference has debunked media reports that the federal government has extended the duration of the National Conference by six weeks.
The conference Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, Mr Akpandem James, noted in a statement in Abuja, that the information was not only misleading but untrue.
“If there is need for an extension, a request for that would emanate from the Conference Secretariat to the Presidency, and as at the time of issuing this statement no such request has been made to the Presidency and the Secretariat is not aware of any formal extension of the conference duration by the Federal Government, as reported in some sections of the media,” he said.
“As part of its engagement with delegates, the leadership of the conference had a meeting with Chairmen, Co-Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the 20 standing committees to keep abreast with the activities of the committees and also find out if there are challenges that the intervention of the secretariat would be required.
“During the meeting most of the committee chairmen complained of the shortness of time for committee work, citing the heavy workload and relevant assistance they would require from external sources to do a thorough job. It was then agreed that one extra week should be added to enable the committees tidy up their activities and present meaningful reports,” he explained.
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