The Members of the House of Representatives have turned down an amendment on the Constitution seeking to make the President and Governors serve only a term of six years.
Ekohotblog gathered that most of the lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the bill opposed to it.
The sponsor, Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency of Benue State), however, stated that lawmakers did not understand the intent of the bill.
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When the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who presided over the plenary, put to voice vote the passage of the bill for second reading, the lawmakers overwhelmingly voted against it.
Wase consequently ruled that the bill be stepped down.
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