Nigeria: Reps reject bills on rotational presidency — Africa Links 24

House of Representatives, on Tuesday, rejected a constitutional amendment bill seeking to rotate the offices of the president and vice president among the six geopolitics zones.

This bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, and Francis Waive, was presented for second reading.

But it was voted down after a voice vote conducted by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary.

The bill on rotation, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie…