National Confab can never produce any meaningful results – Former Aviation Minister

A former Minister of Aviation, Felix Hassan Hyat, has stated that the ongoing National Conference would not make any impact on the lives of ordinary Nigerians. According to him, the lack of proper representation, low quality of debate and misplaced ideas as well as dissenting interests portray that the dialogue would not produce any meaningful result.
Speaking with a group of journalists on Thursday, the erstwhile Minister noted that the confab was destined to fail as it would not provide solution to the many problems currently confronting the country.

He said it was regrettable that the delegates were selected by government noting that,” because most of them were selected, it’s obvious that they are going to discuss issues along the guidelines given by the government that picked them and not the people”.
“I expect delegates to speak on matters and issues such as access to primary health, sound education, mode of providing good leadership, how to tackle unemployment, revive agriculture and others,” he stated.
While explaining the need to go back to the submissions and recommendation made
at previous conferences held, he maintained,”We kept making mistakes. I expected the president to go back to previous reports and recommendations from all the conferences and see how issues raised could be thrashed out.”
On Lamido of Adamawa’s threats to move to Cameroun, Hyat said no Nigerian should take such people serious.
“I don’t see any reason anyone should worry over such statement made by Lamido of Adamawa. He can go to Cameroun but certainly not with Adamawa people,” Hyat added.