Restructuring: Jonathan, Dickson urge FG to implement APC panel’s report

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday led a high-powered delegation of Ijaw leaders to former President Goodluck Jonathan to deliberate on the All Progressives Congress’ Committee on Restructuring.Jonathan, Dickson and top Ijaw leaders called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the APC to be sincere with the implementation of the recommendations of the party’s committee led by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.Jonathan and the group said a holistic and sincere implementation of the recommendations of the report on restructuring would encourage inter-ethnic harmony and development in the country.This was contained in statement by the Special Adviser to Dickson on Media Relations Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Thursday.The statement quoted Jonathan as saying that the issues which fell under the purview of the committee were exhaustively treated during the 2014 National Conference whose sincere implementation would definitely move the nation forward.Jonathan said it was a good idea that the APC was able to set up a committee to look into the same grey areas which featured prominently in the deliberations of the 2014 conference.The former President commended Dickson for playing the leadership role of coordinating the thoughts of the Ijaw people on the sensitive issue of restructuring.He said Dickson must be appreciated for ensuring that the Ijaw nation did not sing discordant tunes on the issue of restructuring.He stressed that he was pleased that Dickson was performing the leadership role in accordance with the expectations by coordinating the Ijaw ethnic nationality on the topical issue.Jonathan said, “I am pleased with the calibre of people who came with the governor to brief me on the issue of the recommendations of the APC’s committee on restructuring.“I am also pleased that the APC set up a committee to look into the grey areas to come up with these recommendations. When we were in government, we came up with a conference and several issues were addressed which if sincerely implemented would encourage relationship in the country. A sincere implementation of the recommendations on these grey areas will make the country to move forward.”Also speaking, Dickson said he led the delegation of the Ijaw leaders to the former President on a consultative meeting and to brief him on the steps the Ijaw had taken to build bridges of understanding in the pursuit of what was right in the country.The governor explained that the meeting focused on the issue of restructuring and the moves being made to bring about a just, fair and egalitarian Nigerian society.Dickson noted that the recommendations contained in the report of the APC committee were the same as those contained in the 2014 national conference.

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