The 34 House of Representatives members who sponsored the bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for a six-year single term for the president have resolved to reintroduce the bill, Edum News reports.
This was revealed by Ikenga Ugochinyere, (PDP-Imo) in a statement in released on Friday.
Ugochinyere made the revelation following the rejection of the bill on Nov. 21 during plenary.
The bill seeks the introduction of a six-year single term for the president, governors, and local government chairmen.
The bill also sought zonal rotation of presidential and governorship seats, as well as holding all elections in one day.
Defend the decision to reintroduce the bill, Ugochinyere said, “The struggle to reform our constitutional democracy to be all-inclusive and provide an avenue for justice, equity, and fairness has not been lost. The decision on the floor of the house yesterday (Thursday) not to allow the bill for six-year single tenure and all elections to hold in one day will not end the agitation,” he said.
“We are going to review this decision and find possible ways of reintroducing it after, following due legislative procedures. All I can tell Nigerians is that we will continue the advocacy and convince our colleagues to see reason with us. If elections are held in one day, it will reduce cost and rigging.”
