Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti
Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, says reforming the electoral process is much more needed now than the proposed single- tenure
rotational presidency, to deepen
democracy.
Tanko, also a former National Chairman of the defunct
National Conscience Party (NCP), said this in an with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.
He said reforming the electoral process would guarantee the
emergence of credible leaders across all levels of government.
According to him,
deepening democracy to guarantee
emergence of credible leaders should be one of the key things to consider in
the ongoing process to amend the constitution.
“These( single tenure of six years and rotational presidency) are things that will
be decided by the Nigerian people when the time comes.
“They are not things
that should be at the front burner of
discussions at the moment now.
“This is because what we need actually at the moment is for
us to have an electoral reform that would dovetail into credible elections.
“Once we have that, we shall be talking about tenure of
office,” Tanko said.
He said that the National Assembly should not focus on tenure of office but deepening the electoral
process to promote democracy.
“Let us reform the electoral system to l make it clean and
clear so that we can have credible elections,” he said.
Also speaking with NAN, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, National
President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, said that rotational presidency and single term of six
years for the president and governors were good ideas.
He ,however,said
rotational presidency might not be consistent with democratic principles.
Yerima, also a rights
activist, said: “it is good, the only problem I have with it is the rotational
aspect of it. We must allow it to be democratic.
“He who has the number should take it, and he who does not
produce the number should be patient and wait for his time.
“However, this is not really our problem, but it is good.
One term for any leader to rule and get away..”
Recall that a bill seeking a single term of six years for
the President and state governors was brought up recently by 35 members of the
House of Representatives.
The bill also canvasses the rotation of the presidency among
the six geopolitical zones of the country.
The 35 legislators, under the auspices of Reformed-minded
Legislators, said both proposals would
lead to reduction in the cost of
governance.
The spokesman for the group, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, added
that the move would unite the country and ensure seamless power transition and promote the
development of the country.
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