These legislative initiatives, comprising six bills, have successfully undergone the initial reading on the House floor and are jointly sponsored by 35 House members.
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who serves as the spokesperson for the group of 35 lawmakers advocating for reforms, highlighted that the proposed bills.
Ugochinyere noted that if enacted, would streamline government expenditure, enhance governance efficiency, and promote national stability through the implementation of a single six-year term for Presidents and Governors, as reported by Vanguard.
Ugochinyere emphasized the lawmakers’ dedication to utilizing legislative mechanisms to drive Nigeria’s reform agenda, particularly in the realms of constitutional and electoral reforms.
Ugochinyere noted that discussions around these reforms have been ongoing since Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, and over the past five decades, they have been pivotal in addressing social unrest and bridging religious and ethnic divides, as reported by Leadership.
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In another report, members of the House of Representatives have called on the federal government to shift its labour negotiations from fixing the country’s minimum wage to establishing a realistic living wage.
The rep members noted that if the living wage to reflect current market realities, is fixed, rather than the minimum wage, the country would most likely recover from its current state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
