Tag: Single-term tenure

Senate mulls 6yr single term for President, Govs. – Lawmaker

Aminu Imam
Senate summon Kyari

Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed plans to sponsor a constitutional amendment Bill in the 11th National Assembly seeking to replace the current 2-term tenure arrangement for the President and Governors with a single 6-year term. The proposal, which is expected to form part of a broader package of political and constitutional reforms, is aimed at strengthening governance and reducing the distractions associated with re-election campaigns. Bamidele made the disclosure during an interview in Abuja, where he spoke on constitutional reforms, insecurity, legislative transparency, anti-terrorism measures and the performance of…

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Bago backs single-term tenure for Governors

Aminu Imam
Bago backs single term

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, of Niger state, has supported a single-term in office for state governors, for good governance. The Governor, who has spent two years in his first term in office, did not however recommend the duration of the single-term, or the effective year for the take-off. Bago, who was speaking at the swearing-in of newly appointed Commissioners and new local government council chairmen and their deputies, as well as some permanent secretaries and members of some Boards and Agencies, observed that looking for a second-term in office is…

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