In what is believed to be a fundamental Restructuring of the country,sixty members of the House of Representatives have sponsored a Bill to return the country to Parliamentary rule.
The legislators from all parts of the country addressed the press in Abuja Tuesday to present their case.
According to Abdulsamaad Dasuki,their leader,the legislators have come to the conclusion that the present system is to expensive to run in view of realities of the country.
He said further that the Parliamentary system will save cost ,reduce the cost of governance and bring the government nearer the people.
He says that while the new system may not take effect from 2027 it will definitely be perfected by 2031.
According to him,while the country has practiced presidential system it has proved that instead of development,it has turned the President of Nigeria to be one of the most powerful in the world.
Said he,”We don’t want a president like a military leader which the present 1999 constitution has turned out to be.”
Speaking further,Dasuki said the group of 60 will take their campaign and support for the new system to all the state governors and states houses of assembly.
Hon Abdulasamaad Dasuki,Leaders of the G60
For now,he said the Bill has passed through the first reading adding that the group will go round the country to sensitize citizens and interest groups before the commencement of second reading.
