About 60 members of the House of Representatives are seeking amendments to the 1999 Constitution to transition from the current Presidential System to the Parliamentary System of Government.

Led by a lawmaker representing Lagos State, Wale Raji, the lawmakers identified the need to reduce the cost of government and robust policy debates, among others, as some of the reasons for demanding a return to the parliamentary system.

It was titled: ‘The Bills Proposing Constitutional Alterations for a Transition to a Parliamentary System of Government’ and sponsored by the House Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, and 59 others. It was read for the first time on the floor of the House during yesterday’s plenary session in Abuja.

Addressing a press conference at the National Assembly Complex, the spokesperson for the sponsors and member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Constituency of Sokoto State, Abdulssamad Dasuki.