A North-east delegate, Mr Bar Abubakar Samo, has explained that the outburst of the Lamido, Adamawa, Dr Muhammadu Barkindo Mustapha, at the conference last week was done in anger adding that the monarch was frustrated by not being recognised to speak on the floor of the conference after severally raising his hands.
Samo also noted the matter might have been worsened by several cases of deaths recorded in the domain of the Lamido Adamawa resulting from the activities of the insurgents in the northeast region. On the indigenisation policy canvassed by a delegate, he said that everybody came to Nigeria from somewhere saying that the difference was that while some came early some came late.
He maintained that where people lived and have made contributions to its development, it would be wrong not to accord them the right of indigenes in the area pointing out those exceptional cases of people who move into a community with their wealth intimidate the original indigenes and impose their decisions on them.
On the 70 percent, he described consensus as the best means of reaching agreement, adding that where consensus failed a high number that would be near consensus would be the next option.
Samo made this remark in defence of the 70 percent which the conference has adopted as part of its rules of procedure.
The North-east delegate stated that the matter was referred to the 50 wise men because of the sharp divisions among the delegates earlier into the debates.
He described the 50 wise men as people of proven character saying that they had deliberated on the matter for three days before arriving at the 70 percent after the two groups stepped down from their earlier positions.
According to the delegate in an event the conference did achieve the 70 percent, the delegates would return to negotiating table to reach agreement adding that the conference is not placing emphasis on the number but the agreement to be reached on issues.
