A bill, which seeks to make compulsory provision for power rotation among the six geo-political zones, suffered set back in Senate on Tuesday.
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The Bill titled: “A bill for an Act to provide for the rotation of power and for other related matters therein, 2022”, was sponsored by Senator Patrick Abba Moro (PDP – Benue South).
The Bill had come up for second reading at plenary but senators in their contributions opposed it.
Moro, in his lead debate, insisted that there was the need for a law on the rotation of power across the various geographical zones in the country.
He posited that the proposed law would not only promote the principles of equity, fairness and justice among the nation’s geo-political zones but would also ensure a sense of belonging necessary for the nationhood of a heterogeneous country like Nigeria.
“If there is a law on power rotation in Nigeria, it will help to ameliorate the squabbles for power, particularly the presidency, across the six geo-political zones and also promote unity in the country,” Moro said.
But in their contributions, Senators kicked against the bill saying it was contrary to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC – Kebbi South) said the bill should have been presented alongside Bills for Constitution review and not as autonomous legislation emanating from the Senate and by extension, the National Assembly.
“In as much as it is good for power to rotate across the various divides in the country, none of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, gives room for that because it throws such privilege open to all Nigerians at all times.
“Without legislation or law on power rotation, a minority like former President Goodluck Jonathan became President of this country few years back just as we have a minority in the person of our revered President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, leading the 9th Senate.
“So, I don’t think there is any need for a specific law to be put in place for power rotation and even if any move is to be made in that direction, it has to be through Constitution amendment,” Na’Allah said.
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC – Delta Central) also opposed the bill by making similar allusions like Bala Ibn Na’Allah.
Senator Moro however withdrew the bill by citing Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules a move which was apparently to save the Bill from being thrown out or negatived.
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