2023: Southern Reps Back Region’s Governors Resolution On Presidency


Lawmakers of southern extraction in the House of Representatives have expressed their support for the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum that the next president of the Nigeria must come from the region.

Recall that the southern governors had met in Lagos on Monday. In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the governors resolved to support 5% operation expenditure for host communities in the PIB, rotation of presidency to the south and others.

The Senate passed a version of 3% operation expenditure, while the House passed 5%. The governors endorsed the House position.

In a statement issued by Victor Nwokolo, the chairman of the southern reps caucus, the lawmakers backed the governors position on those pertinent issues.

“We note that the demand that the next President of Nigeria should come from the southern region unambiguously represents the opinion of the majority of Nigerians across board, in tandem with the already established rotation of presidency position between southern and northern Nigeria,” the statement reads in part.

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Although the rotation of the presidency is not enshrined in the constitution, however, it has been a gentlemanly agreement in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The lawmakers also condemned the reported move by the House committee on electoral matters to remove electronic transmission of results.

Although the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila denied the report of changes to the bill while reacting to a point of order raised by a member of the House, Mr Victor in the statement said, “attempt to tamper with the Electoral Act to remove electronic transmission of result is, therefore, a malicious and unpatriotic act aimed to emasculate our electoral system, undermine our democracy and destabilize our dear country.”

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