Rauf Aregbesola, the former governor of Osun State, has expressed that a parliamentary system of government would be the most appropriate for Nigeria, given its large population, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
He made these remarks during a national dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja, emphasizing his opposition to the executive system due to the unrealistic expectation that one person could effectively govern 120 million people without checks.
“I believe the collective arrangement which the parliamentary system guarantees is best for a nation like Nigeria if indeed we are committed to advancing the interest of the large population and mass of our people.”
Nigeria currently practices a presidential system of government which allows for a direct election of the president.
In February, a bill seeking to introduce the parliamentary system of government passed the first reading at the house of representatives.
The bill was sponsored by 60 lawmakers who believed that the “imperfections of the presidential system of government have become glaring to all”.
Speaking on behalf of the lawmakers, Abdulsamad Dasuki from Sokoto state, said the presidential system has “denied the nation the opportunity” of attaining its full potential.
Meanwhile, a similar bill was sponsored in 2018 but did not scale through in the constitutional amendment process at the time.
