Tag: Parliament system

Shettima, Fashola condemn calls for parliamentary system

Aminu Imam
Shettima Fashola

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima and former Lagos state governor, Raji Fashola, says the call for parliamentary system of Government, as championed in some quarters, may not be the way out of perceived unjust distribution of commonwealth and infrastructure in the country. Speaking at the 30th anniversary of Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN) Ghalib Chambers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, they both said that only quality governance would shape the society not the system of government. However, they advised those calling for the return of the country to a parliamentary system of…

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’36 States should be scrapped, promotes regionalism’ – Alleged ‘privatemember’ Bill

Aminu Imam
Parliamentary map

The 36 States of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigerias governance structure, Dr. Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, re-introduction of the parliamentary system, return to uni-cameral Legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so. Dr. Fapohunda was shedding light on the content of a trending document he authored, in which he proposed…

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