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> No third term for Nigerian leader
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> Nigeria's Senate has thrown out a move to allow
> President Olusegun Obasanjo to seek a third term in
> office next year - an issue which has divided the
> country.
> Opponents shouted for joy as the bill to amend
> the constitution was rejected. Supporters of the
> third term bid spent days in talks trying to acquire
> a two-thirds majority in parliament. The BBC's
> Alex Last says after this devastating blow in the
> Senate, it appears that Nigeria will be choosing a
> new president in elections next year. After a
> debate, shown live on national television, and a
> unanimous vote, the senate president said the body
> would discontinue further proceedings on the bill.
> President Olusegun Obasanjo has never said
> publicly that he would like to remain in office
> after his current term expires next year. New
> move However, those who had been seeking a third
> term are pushing to end the current system of two
> four-year terms for presidents and state governors
> and see them instead serve one six-year term.
>
> But for another bill on amending the
> constitution to be even discussed before elections
> due early next year, a two-thirds majority would be
> needed in both houses of parliament and in the state
> assemblies, which analysts say is unlikely.
> "Since it is dead in the Senate, what the House of
> Representatives is doing now, or would be doing, is
> an academic exercise," said Senator Victor
> Ndoma-Egba. On Monday, Nigeria's
> anti-corruption agency announced it was
> investigating claims that MPs have been offered
> bribes to back moves to let the president seek
> re-election. The Economic and Financial Crimes
> Commission (EFCC) said it was following up claims
> that MPs had been offered up to 50m naira ($390,000;
> £206,000). Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who
> wants the top job, had declared himself against the
> constitutional amendment. He has helped Mr
> Obasanjo win two elections and has held the position
> of vice-president since 1999. Some opponents of
> the
> constitutional change argue that the presidency
> needs to rotate among people from different regions
> and ethnic groups. A prominent financial
> supporter of President Obasanjo's election campaigns
> and another former military ruler, General Ibrahim
> Badamasi Babangida, is tipped as another strong
> possible candidate.
>
>
> Story from BBC NEWS:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/4986904.stm
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> Published: 2006/05/16 14:39:17 GMT
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> © BBC MMVI
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