Lawmakers from the south in the House of Representatives
have endorsed the position of the Southern Governors’ Forum on the 2023
presidential election.
The governors had after a meeting in Lagos, resolved to
support 5% operation expenditure for host communities in the PIB, rotation of
presidency to the south and others.
The Senate passed a version of 3% operation expenditure,
while the House passed 5%. The governors endorsed the House position.
In a statement issued by Victor Nwokolo, the chairman of the southern reps caucus, the lawmakers backed the governors on those issues.
“We note that the demand that the next President of Nigeria
should come from the southern region unambiguously represents the opinion of
the majority of Nigerians across board, in tandem with the already established
rotation of presidency position between southern and northern Nigeria,” the
statement reads in part.
Although the rotation of the presidency is not enshrined in
the constitution, however, it has been a gentlemanly agreement in the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
The lawmakers also condemned the reported move by the House
committee on electoral matters to remove electronic transmission of results.
Although the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila denied the report of
changes to the bill while reacting to a point of order raised by a member of the
House, Mr Victor in the statement said, “attempt to tamper with the Electoral
Act to remove electronic transmission of result is, therefore, a malicious and
unpatriotic act aimed to emasculate our electoral system, undermine our
democracy and destabilize our dear country.”
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