Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally requested a constitutional amendment to establish a six-year single term for the President and state governors.
In a letter addressed to the National Assembly, Atiku detailed his proposals in a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review. He emphasized that “the office of the President shall rotate among the six geopolitical zones of the federation on a single term of six years, flowing between the North and South.”
He urged the National Assembly to amend Section 135(2) to specify that “the President shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of six years.”
In addition to the term length, Atiku suggested changes to the educational requirements for candidates, advocating for the minimum qualification to be the Ordinary National Diploma rather than the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
He proposed that Section 65(2)(a) be amended to read: “He has been educated up to at least Ordinary National Diploma in any recognised academic institution.”
Atiku also called for political parties to play a more significant role in candidate selection, proposing that Section 65(2)(b) state, “He is a member of a political party whose name is in the register to be made available… to the Independent National Electoral Commission.”
