The House of Representatives have introduced a bill to change the tenure of President, Governors to a single term of 6 years.
Sponsored by reps member John Dyegh of the All Progressive Congress, the bill has passed through a first reading and has been listed for a second reading by the House.
The bill seeks to change the tenure of President from the 4 years of two terms to a single term of 6 years.
If passed, the will also change the tenure of members of the National Assembly and States Houses of Assembly to 6years from the current 4years term.
The bill is coming at a time of rumours that the incumbent, Muhamadu Buhari is seeking a third term.
Reps reject bill seeking 6-year single term for President, Governors
The bill sponsored by John Dyegh (APC, Benue) is also seeking a six-year multiple tenure for federal and state legislators.
When the bill came up for debate on the floor, the house became rowdy as members started shouting ‘put the question, put the question” and unanimously voted against the bill scaling second reading.
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Some members saw the bill as a way of seeking third term the President, but efforts by the sponsor of the bill to disabuse the mind of members to support the second reading failed as the House leader, Hon. Akpatason informed the House that the President has already told the nation that he was not interested in another tenure of office, adding that the wishes of the President should be respected.
But Dyegh insisted that the take off period for the amendment should be 2023 and not affecting the tenure of those already in office.
