Cracking down the 492 delegates participating in the Nigerian National Conference 2014, the president nominated 37 elder statesmen, drawn from each of the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
Retired military and security personnel, comprising the military, police as well as the State Security Service (SSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) contribute 18 delegates.
A member from each of the three sub-groups is nominated by stakeholders from each of the six geopolitical zones of the federation.
Traditional rulers are represented by 13 delegates, comprising two from each of the six geopolitical zones and one from FCT, while retired civil servants contribute six persons, drawn from the six geopolitical zones and nominated by stakeholders.
Labour have a slot for 24 representatives, 12 each nominated by the nation’s two central unions, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Their nominations reflect geopolitical and gender balance.
The organised private sector (OPS) nominated eight delegates to the conference and Nigerian youth organisations have 18 delegate slots who are to come from the six geopolitical zones. The nominations are dependent on stakeholders and the federal government.
Women groups, including the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Market Women Associations and National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) have 24 delegates, drawn from the six geopolitical zones.
Christian and Muslim leaders are represented by 12 delegates, comprising six nominees each to stand for the two religions, while civil society groups have 24 representations.
Other delegates are to come from Nigerians in Diaspora-8, People Living with Disabilities-6, Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria-2, Nigeria Guild of Editors-2, Nigeria Union of Journalists-2, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria-2, socio-political/cultural & ethnic nationality groups-90, professional bodies, including Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Medical Association & Nigeria Economic Society-13, & National Academies such as the Academy of Science, Academy of Engineering and Academy of Education-5.
The rest of the delegates are made up of representatives of the judiciary (6), former political office holders (24), Federal Government of Nigeria (20), state governments & FCT (109) and former local government area chairmen (six).
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