The bill to limit Nigeria’s presidents’ and governors’ tenure to a single six-year term has just been rejected by the House of Representatives.
Although the bill was raised and supported by Ikenga Ugochinyere and other politicians, it was debated on Thursday, November 21, and did not receive support when put to a vote.
If it had passed the vote of the reps, it would have changed or amended the 1999 Constitution from the current 4-year tenure and 8 years on re-election to a single six-year tenure for the president, governors, and legislators.
This would streamline election processes by holding all national elections on the same day.
However, the majority of parliamentarians voted against the plan, making this the second time in recent years that such a bill has been rejected.
A similar bill presented by Benue State lawmaker John Dyegh in 2019 did not make it to the second reading.
This would make it the second time a bill like this was passed and declined by the House of Representatives. The first was sponsored by Benue State lawmaker John Dyegh in 2019.
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