The Home of Representatives on Thursday rejected a invoice looking for to amend the 1999 structure to permit for a single tenure of six years for the President, state governors and space council chairmen.
The invoice sponsored by the member representing the Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, and 33 others, additionally sought the rotation of the Workplace of the President between the North and South areas, and the governorship among the many three senatorial districts in every state of the federation.
The proposed laws seeks to change Sections 76, 116, 132, and 136 within the 1999 Structure (as amended).
The final ideas of the invoice famous, “These amendments are to make sure inclusive governance and to curb wastages occasioned by four-year periodic elections.
“The invoice amongst others seeks modification of Part 132 of the Principal Act by inserting a brand new subsection (2), deleting the extant subsection (4) and renumbering your complete part accordingly to offer that an election to the workplace of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be rotated between the North and the South areas of the nation each six years.
“Different amendments embrace, Part 76 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting a brand new subsection (3) as follows; (3) For the needs of Part (1) of this part, all elections into the workplaces of President, Governors, Nationwide Meeting and State Homes of Meeting shall maintain concurrently on the identical date to be decided by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee in session with the Nationwide Meeting and accordance with the Electoral Act.
“If an individual duly elected as President dies earlier than taking and subscribing to the oath of allegiance and oath of workplace or is for any motive by any means unable to be sworn in, the particular person elected with him as First Vice President shall be sworn in as President and he shall appoint a brand new First Vice President with the approval by a easy majority of the Nationwide Meeting at a joint sitting.”
The invoice was rejected by the lawmakers when it was put to a voice vote by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas who presided over the plenary.