Soludo supports single mandate for politicians and rejects council autonomy

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, threw her weight behind THE growth calls For A Single term For elected office stands, argue that any of them form of autonomy For local advice In THE country East against THE principles of TRUE federalism.

THE ancient Governor of THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) propose A single parliament National Assembly because of THE country decrease income.  Soludo, spoke has THE Platform Nigeria, A program by Based in Lagos Church, Commitment Nation, has brand THE 2024 Democracy Day.

THE event with THE theme, 'Democracy And THE Free Walk Economy,' Featured ancient Minister of Works, Babatunde Fachola; THE Bishop of THE Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah; ancient Speaker of THE Home of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, among others.

Soludo said: "Sometimes, these conversations about Single term could to start has TO DO a few sense SO that You fix he, if You say four years Or five years, six years, Seven years, Single term.

"SO, You are not thought about THE following election once You finishing get In This. I confront that all day In My State. You to want has get In This (project), they say, 'No, wait, You know You to have A election.' And I say, 'No, let's go get he, if We get there, We get there And if We lose, We lose."

Also, reminder that there to have has been increase calls For local advice autonomy In Nigeria. President Bolas Tinubu has Also supported THE calls, And In Can, THE Federal Government for follow-up THE 36 State governors on alleged misconduct In THE administration of local advice.

However, Soludo has A different see. He said: "Funny enough, more recently, a few people are argue For THE autonomy of local advice, including a few All Progressives Congress (APC) members, which would be take Nigeria back a lot decades Since What A TRUE federation East about.

He said: "There East No federal system In THE world Or You to have three federal units. If You look has counties In America Or We copy (democracy), their local advice don't do it go has THE center has collect money directly. »

He note that each State must to have THE power has design THE kind of local advice system they to want, argue that This East What TRUE federalism East about.  Soludo note that a few of THE Federal Government responsibilities In THE Exclusive List should be ceded has THE subnationals.

"For what not consolidate THE National Assembly In A with No more that five representatives by State? We don't do it need A National Assembly cost on N300 billion annual has maintain. We don't do it need he," he said.