Constitution Amendment: South-East demands rotational presidency

Constitution Amendment: South-East demands rotational presidency

The people of the South-East have demanded for a constitution that allows rotational presidency and grants full autonomy to local governments in the country. They made the request during the South-East Zonal Public Hearing on Review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the Senate on Friday in Enugu. Speaking during the exercise, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State noted that the concept of rotational presidency was of paramount importance to th…

Constitution Amendment: South-East Demands Rotational Presidency, Reserved Legislative Seats For Women - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

Constitution Amendment: South-East demands rotational presidency, reserved legislative seats for women 32 total views today By Alex Enebeli The people of the South-East have demanded for a constitution that allows rotation of presidency and grant full autonomy to local government in the country. They made the request during the South-East Zonal Public Hearing on Review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the Senate on Friday in […] NEWS AGENC…

Past Constitution Amendments Didn't Resolve Governance Questions

The Senate has admitted that previous amendments to the 1999 Constitution have failed to address several fundamental questions of governance affecting Nigeria. This observation was made on Friday in Lagos during a two-day zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, which brought together stakeholders from all states in the South-West. The Senate... The post Previous Constitution Amendments Didn’t Resolve Governance Questions – S…

Mbah backs additional state for South-East, advocates rotational presidency, state police - Business Hallmark

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called for the creation of an additional state in the South-East to address the imbalance in Nigeria’s geopolitical structure and ensure equity among all regions. Mbah also reiterated his support for the establishment of state police and the adoption of rotational presidency, noting that these reforms would promote […] The post Mbah backs additional state for South-East, advocates rotational presidency, sta…

Mbah Canvasses State Police, Rotational Presidency

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commended the National Assembly’s efforts to reform Nigeria’s constitution. Gov Mbah disclosed this after receiving members of the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment, led by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday. The committee is in Enugu ahead of the South East Zonal Public Hearing scheduled to hold in Enugu this weekend. Gov Mbah, who made the commendation in a po…

Constitution Review: Mbah wants additional created state in South-East

Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called for the creation of an additional state in the South East, to bring the region at par with other geopolitical zones. Mbah also called for rotational presidency and state police to give every part of the country a sense of belonging as well as ecure the nation … The post Constitution Review: Mbah wants additional created state in South-East appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.