Reps propose rotational six-year presidency, two vice presidents in new bill

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Reps propose rotational six-year presidency, two vice presidents in new bill
Ikenga UgochinyereRotational Presidency
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35 members of the House of Representatives have proposed a Bill for an Act demanding the constitutional alteration to provide for the

rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones. rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones.

He said that the lawmakers were also seeking the amendment of Section III of the constitution to provide for the recognition of the division of Nigeria into six geopolitical zones. According to them, we want the creation of the office of two vice presidents from the southern and northern parts of Nigeria.

This, he said would be solely superintended by Local Councils and prescribing long-term imprisonment for any misuse of Local Government funds. This, according to his is before the swearing into office of the validly elected person for the office contested. Coalition of Civil Society Organisations , under the aegis of Middle-Belt Pan-Nigerian Forum, has urged the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party , Peter Obi, to respect the outcome of the 2023 general elections and stop crying over spilled milk.

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