The House of Reps just said a big fat NO to a bill that wanted to shake things up in Nigeria. This bill, brought to the table by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu, was all about making sure the president and vice president come from different parts of the country. It’s like a rotation system, you know? The bill wanted to make sure that these top jobs go to people from the six different zones in Nigeria: North Central, North East, North West, South East, South South, and South West. But guess what? The House was like, “Nah, we’re good.”
What went down was this: the House Leader read out seven different bills about changing the constitution, and this rotation bill was one of them. Then, Deputy Speaker Kalu let everyone have their say on the bills. One guy, Rep Aliyu Madaki from Kano, was all like, “Nah, we already have this thing called federal character in the constitution. Let the political parties figure out this whole zoning thing.” But Rep Ali Isah from Gombe was like, “No way, man! Rotational presidency is the way to go. It’s all about fairness and making sure everyone feels like they belong.”
Then there was Rep Sada Soli from Katsina, who thought the bill was a bad idea. He was like, “This rotation stuff is gonna mess with the unity of the country. We’ll end up with mediocre leaders just because of where they come from.” But Deputy Speaker Kalu wasn’t having any of that. He was all, “Nah, every zone has some top-notch folks who can lead. This bill is just about giving everyone a chance to shine.”
After a lot of back and forth, the House took a vote, and most of them were like, “Nah, we’re not feeling this bill.” So, that was that. The bill got shut down, and it’s back to business as usual in Nigeria. Not really sure why this matters, but hey, that’s politics for you.
