National or food confab??? as delegates disagree on food

 Most times I wonder if these delegates actually know what they are there for,do they even know the reason for the confab at all? First of all,it was the issue of a raise in the allowance,now its food matter.
Haba,delegates make una no dey fall our hands na,people are watching us...there are things that should be over looked....you guys are being paid N12 million for what you should have done for free,seeing it as a service to your father's land,please let's try and conduct ourselves in a responsible manner.

Enough of my talk,abi?

Anyway,according to reports Delegates participating in the ongoing National Conference were on Thursday in Abuja divided over the feeding arrangement by the leadership of the confab.

While some of them expressed disappointment about the poor quality of food, others said they wanted the food to be monetised to enable them to source for food outside the conference venue.

This led to a heated argument. Tempers flew when a delegate from the South South, Mr. J.I Ebinum, moved a motion to stop the secretariat from the provision of lunch for the delegates.

His motion, which came shortly before the delegates took their break for lunch, was rejected by other delegates who shouted “No” to the request.

Ebinum had argued that the caterer handling the feeding services had failed to make enough food available despite complaints to that effect.

However, when the Chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi, put the matter to vote, the delegates rejected the motion and trooped out to the restaurant to eat.

When Kutigi tried to bring up the matter again towards the close of the sitting, another commotion ensued as delegates expressed reservations over the request.

A former Minister of Women Affairs and delegate representing elder statesmen, Mrs. Josephine Anenih, stood up to explain that the delegates were not asking for the stoppage of food supply “because things have improved.”

She said, “For the past two days we have been eating Chinese food, that was why they are all very happy. Delegates are complaining that the food has not been enough because other staffers of the National Judicial Institute, venue of the confab, have been joining in sharing the food meant for only 492 delegates.”

Another delegate from the South-West, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, also supported her, saying the conference should continue to provide the food but should try and improve on the quality.

He said, “We don’t want monetisation of the food, but what we are saying is that they should improve on the quality of food being served.”