House of Representatives Rejects Bill Proposing Six-Year Single Term for Nigerian President

During Thursday’s plenary, the bill, sponsored by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere (Imo State) and 33 other lawmakers, was voted down after a second reading motion. It also proposed rotating executive powers among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to ensure equitable representation and mitigate state creation agitations. 

Ugochinyere, while presenting the bill, said that the amendments aimed to “ensure equal representation and reduce the desperation and tempo of agitation for the creation of states”.

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