The House of Representatives has rejected a constitutional amendment bill, which was seeking to rotate the office of the president and vice president among Nigeria’s six geopolitics zones.
The lawmakers on Tuesday, also rekected six other constitutional alteration bills listed in the order paper of the House for consideration.
It, however, resolved to bring back the bills on Wednesday and consider them on their individual merit.
The House had at the commencement of debate set aside its rules to allow it take the constitutional alteration bills simultaneously, while allowing members to choose any of the seven listed on which they wish to debate on.
However, most members chose the bill seeking to rotate the office of the President and Vice President among the six geopolitical zones, with many members opposing the idea and warning against setting a dangerous precedent with it.
Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki, led the opposition to the bill, saying that issues the bill intend to cure has been addressed by the Federal Character Commission, warning that the issue of rotation should not be included in the constitution, but allowed to remain the way it is.
Madaki argued that the existing political parties already have mechanism to ensure fair representation in the sharing of offices at every given electoral period.
