Atiku also proposed a single six-year presidential term.
Jibrin Barau, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election, in a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Constitutional Review Committee, urges the National Assembly to consider his proposals in the ongoing constitutional reform process. did.
In his proposal dated August 30, 2024, Mr. Atiku proposed raising the educational requirements for political candidates.
Atiku Abubakar (Getty Images) Pulse Nigeria
Furthermore, the former Vice President wants Article 130, Section 1 of the 1999 Constitution to be amended as follows: “The office of President shall be for single terms of six years, alternating between the six geopolitical zones of the Federation, running between the North and the South, each for a single term of six years. ”
He also requested that Article 135, Paragraph 2 be amended as follows: “Subject to the provisions of Article 1, the President shall retire from office at the expiration of six years from the date of his election.” This former office. ”
“What this means,” he said, “is that political parties have a very wide latitude to break through the boundaries of electoral law.”
He argued that his amendment would establish the discipline necessary for democracy.
