On February 14, 60 members of the House of Representatives in Nigeria proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of the country, with the aim of transitioning from a presidential system to a parliamentary system of government. The bill, led by Wale Raji, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Lagos State, seeks to reduce the cost of governance and promote robust policy debates.
In a parliamentary system, the legislature is supreme and selects a prime minister from among its members to serve as the head of government. Unlike the presidential system where the president is directly elected by the people, there is no clear separation of powers between the legislature and the executive in a parliamentary system, as ministers are appointed by parliament. For the bill to become law, it will need the assent of the president and be enshrined in the Constitution.
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