A group of Nigerian lawmakers, numbering 35 under the aegis of Reformer have proposed a major change to the Nigerian Constitution.
The alteration is the introduction of a single six-year tenure for Presidents and Governors in the country.
The group further canvassed for the rotation of the President between the six geopolitical zones and holding all elections same day.
Reps Member Ikenga Ugochinyere, who led the lawmakers said they have produced 50 proposed alterations, adding that six of the bills have been listed on the floor of the House.
“Constitutional Amendment to provide that the President and the 1st Vice President shall come from the same part of the country (north or south) and the 1st Vice President shall become President whenever the President becomes incapacitated, i.e., V.P. (Succession), V.P. (Administration and Economy),” Ugochinyere said.
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