Tag: Parliamentary system

“I’m not working for Tinubu…” – Regional Govt. promoter speaks out

Aminu Imam
Regional Govt. promoter

Drafter and promoter of a private Bill on ‘doctrine of necessity’ to introduce regional government in Nigeria, Dr. Akin Fapohunda, has debunked insinuations over working for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Dr. Fapohunda made this stance known in an exclusive discourse on a Liberty TV public affairs programme, ‘Democracy In Practice’, where he further proposed that Nigeria must replace the current system before the next election in 2027. He also urged that INEC be dissolved and in its place the regions should conduct the next elections based on a new  Regional…

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Ooni backs Nigeria’s return to parliamentary system

Aminu Imam

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has expressed his support for the push by 60 members of the House of Representatives seeking the return of Nigeria to parliamentary system of government. He made his position known while addressing a delegation of the lawmakers, led by the House Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda and Rep. AbdulSamad Dasuki, who visited him in Abuja at the weekend. The lawmakers visited the monarch to solicit his counsel, blessings and support for the three proposed bills which seek to restructure elections at local, State…

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Pressure group advocates return to parliamentary system

Aminu Imam

A Benin-based pressure group, City Gate Elders, at the weekend, advocated for the return of Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government towards advancing the nation’s development ahead of May 29, 2023. Members of the non-partisan Benin-based group, also known as ‘God and Nigeria People Prayer Parliament’, made the submission at a press briefing at the weekend in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The national leader of City Gate Elders, Dele Oluwatade, pushed back at certain policies of the government and called on lovers of democracy and close aides…

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Independence: ‘Should Nigeria return to parliamentary democracy?’ – Stakeholders

Aminu Imam

Nigeria recently celebrated its 61st Independence Day anniversary amid national challenges. However, the debate over whether the country’s return to parliamentary democracy as practiced in the First Republic will address some political defects still lingers. There are two major systems of democratic governance, the parliamentary and the presidential.  A parliamentary system is a democratic form of government in which the Executive proceeds from the Legislature, normally called the parliament, and in which the party or a coalition of parties with the highest number of members in the legislature form the Executive,…

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