Some lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced Bill seeking to amend the constitution to limit the period for individual to serve as president and governor of state from the current two terms of four years each to a single six-year tenure.
The lawmakers in the Bills are also rotational presidency and governorship, among others.
The bills are also pushing for all elections to be conducted in one day as well as conclusion of all pre-election matters before election, as well as conclusion of all post-election matters before swearing in.
In a press conference at the National Assembly yesterday in Abuja, the co-sponsor of the Bill, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, alongside 35 other lawmakers, said the Bill would address all the socio-economic and political challenges in Nigeria.
Among other demands, the proposed legislation is also seeking an amendment for rotation of presidency across the six geopolitical zones in the country.
The lawmakers lamented seeming lukewarm policies in the country, emphasising that Nigeria is among several countries in Africa being confronted by political instability and social conflicts leading to political actors canvassing for the adoption of rotational and single tenure presidency as a potent political arrangement that can guarantee stability.
The group further called on Nigerians to rise in support of their bill, noting that the country should emulate Mexico in its practice of a single-term presidency of six years.
According to the lawmakers, the proposed bill will equally address the call for restructuring of Nigeria’s governance and electoral system.
According to the group, the bill when passed and accented to, will ensure equal representation, national stability and inclusion of all regions of the country.
