Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, threw his weight behind the growing calls for a single term for elected officeholders,
arguing that any form of autonomy for local councils in the country is against the tenets of true federalism. arguing that any form of autonomy for local councils in the country is against the tenets of true federalism.
Soludo said: “Sometimes, these conversations about single term might begin to make some sense so that you fix it, whether you say four years or five years, six years, seven years, single term. However, Soludo has a different view. He said: “Funny enough, more recently, some people are arguing for the autonomy of local councils, including some All Progressives Congress members, which would take Nigeria back many decades from what a true federation is about.
“Why not consolidate the National Assembly into one with no more than five representatives per state? We don’t need a National Assembly costing over N300 billion yearly to maintain. We don’t need it,” he said.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
About 160 million children are still in child labour, the International Labour Organisation has said. Director-General of ILO, Gilbert Houngbo, said this, yesterday, during the commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour, marked yearly on June 12.Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has commuted the death sentence of 45 condemned prisoners to prison terms. He also granted pardons to 41 other inmates serving in different correctional centres in the state.
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