Now that Nigerians are preoccupied with insecurity and making ends meet, Six-year single term proposal by the president is gradually making it way back to the National Assembly for ratification and eventual inclusion in the ongoing constitutional amendments. This idea was first proposed about two years ago by president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigerians overwhelmingly opposed the …
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President Jonathan’s New Tenure Deal: A Threat to Nigerian Democracy and Unity
Here we go again. Just when you thought that constitutional amendment to extend tenure of presidents and governors have been shelved by the president because of the outcry and protest by Nigerians, new information indicates that President Jonathan have repackaged and sweetened the deal so his new gambit will gain wider appeal to scale …