The House of Representatives has rejected the second reading of a bill seeking to provide a single term of six years for president and governors.
The bill titled, “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, 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)” was sponsored by Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere and 33 others.
However, when the bill was put into voice vote by the Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen, there was a loud ‘Nay’ from the members.
The Speaker therefore announced that, the ‘Nays’ had it which means that, the bill was rejected and failed to scale through second reading.
This is not the first time the House will reject a bill seeking six-year single term for president and governors.
In 2019, the bill which was then sponsored by John Dyegh from Benue State, also failed to progress to the second reading.
