BARELY 11 days to the resumption of the House of Representatives, a bill to restrict presidents, governors who acted for two years to contest only one term will be on the front burner for deliberations as lawmakers resume September 20.
The bill provides that “no person who had held office of president or governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president or governor shall be elected to the office of President or governor of a state more than once.”
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wole Oladimeji. The aim of the bill, which has scaled the first reading on the floor of the House, is to give constitutional protection to the two-term tradition.
By virtue of the combined provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) and 182(1)(b) of the constitution, the President of Nigeria and governor of a state shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years. However, the constitution equally envisaged circumstances where a person could be chosen to act as president or governor, including when the President or a governor resigns, dies or is impeached.
If the Bill is passed, a person who is chosen to act as president or governor of a state and served for more than two years in a four-year term, shall only be eligible to contest election to the same office only once.
This amendment, the deputy speaker said, was inspired by the 22nd amendment to the constitution of the United States of America which states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice and no person, who has held office of President or acted as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of President more than once.”
Besides, he explained that the bill also sought, among other things, to compel President and governor to attach intended portfolio of office of all ministerial nominees and commissioner- nominees before submission to the legislature for screening.
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BARELY 11 days to the
resumption of the House of Representatives, a bill to restrict
presidents, governors who acted for two years to contest only one term
will be on the front burner for deliberations as lawmakers resume
September 20.
The bill provides that “no person who had held office of president or
governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for
more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected
president or governor shall be elected to the office of President or
governor of a state more than once.”
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wole Oladimeji.
The aim of the bill, which has scaled the first reading on the floor of
the House, is to give constitutional protection to the two-term
tradition.
By virtue of the combined provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) and 182(1)(b)
of the constitution, the President of Nigeria and governor of a state
shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years.
However, the constitution equally envisaged circumstances where a person
could be chosen to act as president or governor, including when the
President or a governor resigns, dies or is impeached.
If the Bill is passed, a person who is chosen to act as president or
governor of a state and served for more than two years in a four-year
term, shall only be eligible to contest election to the same office only
once.
This amendment, the deputy speaker said, was inspired by the 22nd
amendment to the constitution of the United States of America which
states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice and no person, who has held office of President or acted
as President for more than two years of a term to which some other
person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of
President more than once.”
Besides, he explained that the bill also sought, among other things, to
compel President and governor to attach intended portfolio of office of
all ministerial nominees and commissioner- nominees before submission to
the legislature for screening.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
BARELY 11 days to the
resumption of the House of Representatives, a bill to restrict
presidents, governors who acted for two years to contest only one term
will be on the front burner for deliberations as lawmakers resume
September 20.
The bill provides that “no person who had held office of president or
governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for
more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected
president or governor shall be elected to the office of President or
governor of a state more than once.”
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wole Oladimeji.
The aim of the bill, which has scaled the first reading on the floor of
the House, is to give constitutional protection to the two-term
tradition.
By virtue of the combined provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) and 182(1)(b)
of the constitution, the President of Nigeria and governor of a state
shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years.
However, the constitution equally envisaged circumstances where a person
could be chosen to act as president or governor, including when the
President or a governor resigns, dies or is impeached.
If the Bill is passed, a person who is chosen to act as president or
governor of a state and served for more than two years in a four-year
term, shall only be eligible to contest election to the same office only
once.
This amendment, the deputy speaker said, was inspired by the 22nd
amendment to the constitution of the United States of America which
states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice and no person, who has held office of President or acted
as President for more than two years of a term to which some other
person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of
President more than once.”
Besides, he explained that the bill also sought, among other things, to
compel President and governor to attach intended portfolio of office of
all ministerial nominees and commissioner- nominees before submission to
the legislature for screening.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
BARELY 11 days to the
resumption of the House of Representatives, a bill to restrict
presidents, governors who acted for two years to contest only one term
will be on the front burner for deliberations as lawmakers resume
September 20.
The bill provides that “no person who had held office of president or
governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for
more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected
president or governor shall be elected to the office of President or
governor of a state more than once.”
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wole Oladimeji.
The aim of the bill, which has scaled the first reading on the floor of
the House, is to give constitutional protection to the two-term
tradition.
By virtue of the combined provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) and 182(1)(b)
of the constitution, the President of Nigeria and governor of a state
shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years.
However, the constitution equally envisaged circumstances where a person
could be chosen to act as president or governor, including when the
President or a governor resigns, dies or is impeached.
If the Bill is passed, a person who is chosen to act as president or
governor of a state and served for more than two years in a four-year
term, shall only be eligible to contest election to the same office only
once.
This amendment, the deputy speaker said, was inspired by the 22nd
amendment to the constitution of the United States of America which
states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice and no person, who has held office of President or acted
as President for more than two years of a term to which some other
person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of
President more than once.”
Besides, he explained that the bill also sought, among other things, to
compel President and governor to attach intended portfolio of office of
all ministerial nominees and commissioner- nominees before submission to
the legislature for screening.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
BARELY 11 days to the
resumption of the House of Representatives, a bill to restrict
presidents, governors who acted for two years to contest only one term
will be on the front burner for deliberations as lawmakers resume
September 20.
The bill provides that “no person who had held office of president or
governor of a state or acting as president or governor of a state for
more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected
president or governor shall be elected to the office of President or
governor of a state more than once.”
This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Wole Oladimeji.
The aim of the bill, which has scaled the first reading on the floor of
the House, is to give constitutional protection to the two-term
tradition.
By virtue of the combined provisions of Sections 137(1)(b) and 182(1)(b)
of the constitution, the President of Nigeria and governor of a state
shall serve in those capacities for a maximum period of eight years.
However, the constitution equally envisaged circumstances where a person
could be chosen to act as president or governor, including when the
President or a governor resigns, dies or is impeached.
If the Bill is passed, a person who is chosen to act as president or
governor of a state and served for more than two years in a four-year
term, shall only be eligible to contest election to the same office only
once.
This amendment, the deputy speaker said, was inspired by the 22nd
amendment to the constitution of the United States of America which
states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice and no person, who has held office of President or acted
as President for more than two years of a term to which some other
person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of
President more than once.”
Besides, he explained that the bill also sought, among other things, to
compel President and governor to attach intended portfolio of office of
all ministerial nominees and commissioner- nominees before submission to
the legislature for screening.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/constitution-review-reps-move-restrict-president-gov-acted-2-years-contest-one-term/
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