The National Assembly would not consider any proposition for three terms for executive office holders in the lawmakers' new move to amend the 1999 Constitution.
Senate Majority Leader, Teslim Folarin, who disclosed this in an interview in Abuja yesterday, stated that since Nigerians had demonstrated their opposition to that attempt, the Senate would not give it a thought again.
His words: "We have to realise that politics is very dynamic; politics is very fluid. At the time it was an issue, I personally think it is not an issue now. It was very clear that the country does not want that. It will not make any sense to bring it back."
Folarin stated that the Senate would ensure that clauses to be amended were restricted to a manageable level, adding that the last exercise failed because the items for amendment were too many.
On the allegation by Senator Nuhu Aliyu that there were fraudsters in the National Assembly, Folarin said the senator was known for such allegations and as such Nigerians should not take him seriously.
This story demonstrates the capability of the Nigerian government to respond to popular demand. After so many stories about the corruption and incompetance of Nigerian leaders, a manifestation of a working democracy is refreshing.
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