Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi, adjourned sitting after the Secretary, Mrs. Valerie Azinge, told delegates that the rules would be ready by Thursday.
At the Tuesday's inaugural meeting, delegates were given customised bags containing reports of past conferences.
These included the main report of the 2005 National Political Reforms Conference, Presidential Committee on review of outstanding issues from recent Constitutional Conference July 2012 (main report and executive summary) and the National Conference report of the Political Bureau, March 1987.
Others included the Implementation guide of the National Political Reforms Conference 2005, Report of the 1995 Constitutional Conference containing the draft Constitution (Volume 1and II) and Policy Recommendation for Presidential Committee to review outstanding issues from recent Constitutional conferences, July 2012.
The sitting arrangement of delegates, however, sparked a debate among delegates who expressed diverse views.
Chief Sergeant Awuzie, a delegate from Rivers State, had suggested that delegates should sit together according to their states or ethnic composition.
He said delegates from the same states might need to confer with one another during debates.
Also, Mr. Charles Edosomwan(SAN) from Edo State, had suggested that those who preferred to sit in front row should come early in order to avoid a situation whereby the younger delegates would be forced to vacate their seats for the elderly delegates.
Some of the delegates murmured in disagreement with his submission.
But a former Ogun Governor and leader of the forum of former governors to the conference, Chief Olusegun Osoba, suggested to the conference to adopt a sitting arrangement that would promote friendship across ethnic divides.
He advocated a sitting arrangement according to alphabetical order of delegates names with special consideration for the elderly and the physically challenged.
His suggestion drew a loud applause from the delegates.
Responding, Azinge said, "From the preponderance of views, when his excellency (Osoba) was speaking, it seemed it was the views of the delegates. We will carry your votes."
In accepting the view, Azinge said the secretariat would take complaints that might arise from health challenges of delegates, apart from age, on the sitting arrangement.
Meanwhile, The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the conference called for the adoption of a standard language of communication.
He said this in response to the Chairman's opening greeting in Arabic, "Asalam alaekum waramotulahi wabaraka tuhu," meaning, peace and mercy of God be upon you all.
He said the chairman used the same language on Monday, adding that he had to ask a fellow delegate the meaning of what the chairman said.
He said there could be a problem if he, before speaking, would have to ask the delegates to shout halleluyah, adding that instead of having a conference, they might instead have a church service.
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