The House of Representatives has rejected a proposed bill seeking to introduce a six-year single term for Nigeria’s president.
The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere from Imo State and 33 other lawmakers, was dismissed during Thursday’s plenary session after failing to pass its second reading.
The proposed legislation also included a six-year term for governors, rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones, and other constitutional amendments aimed at promoting equal representation and reducing agitation for state creation.
Currently, the 1999 Constitution provides for a four-year presidential term with the possibility of re-election for a second term.
The bill also sought to amend Section 3 of the Constitution to recognize Nigeria’s division into six geopolitical zones, create the offices of two vice presidents (one each from the North and South), and consolidate all elections—including presidential, governorship, and legislative—on the same day.
However, the House unanimously rejected the bill after Speaker Tajudeen Abbas called for a voice vote, with the "nays" overwhelmingly outnumbering the "ayes."
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