The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to create a single term of six years for the office of President and State Governors
The Bill, sponsored by Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere and 33 others, was rejected at Second Reading at the Plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rep Tajudeen Abbas.
When the Bill was mentioned for the Second Reading, it was overwhelming rejected by members
The rejected Bill is sending “;recognize the division of Nigeria into the six Geopolitical zones
” provide for the rotation of the office of President, State Governor and chairman of a Local Government Council among the Inherent regions and zones, and provide that all elections be held on a single day and for Related Matters (HB. 1511)
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