The House of Representatives has rejected a plan that would shorten the president’s and governors’ tenures to a single six-year term.
Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 others sponsored the bill, which was deliberated on Thursday before being rejected by parliament.
The now-defunct constitution amendment bill attempted to change in 1999 to shorten members’ tenures, as well as to allow for zonal rotation of presidential and gubernatorial seats and to have elections on the same day.
The Bill’s proposed revisions attempt to improve inclusive government and reduce waste caused by four-year periodic elections.
The Bill also proposes to alter Section 76 of the Principal Act by introducing a new sub-section (3), as follows:
“(3) For the Purposes of Section (1) of this section, all elections into the offices of President, Governors, National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly shall hold simultaneously on the same date to be determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission in consultation with the National Assembly and in accordance with the Electoral Act.”
The Speaker, who presided over the plenary session, called for a voice vote on the Bill, and the nays won.
Recall that the same bill had been proposed under the Jonathan administration but was also rejected.
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