60 lawmakers want Nigeria's return to Parliamentary system of govt
THE House of Representatives has passed for first reading a bill seeking to transform the presidential system of government to a parliamentary system. Titled: "The Bills proposing constitutional alterations for a transition to parliamentary system of government" was sponsored by sixty lawmakers and read for first time during wednesday's plenary in Abuja. Briefing newsmen after plenary, the spokesperson of the sixty members group, Hon Abdussamad Dasuki (Sokoto, PDP) said that the proposed alterations, when passed, would significantly impact the national political landscape. According to him, over the years, the imperfections of the Presidential System of Government have become glaring to all, despite several alterations to the constitution to address the shortcomings of a system that has denied the nation the opportunity of attaining its full potentials. He said among these imperfections are the high cost of governance, leaving fewer resources for cruc...