Presidency, NASS set agenda for constitution amendment •Revenue formula, single term presidency, state creation top list •Six-year single term recommended

THE National Assembly will soon begin a fresh constitutional amendment process in a way that would address the perennial issues of structural imbalances in the country, sources close to the administration have said.
Sources in Abuja told the Nigerian Tribune that a convergence of opinion on certain national issues between key members of the National Assembly and the presidency was facilitating the fresh amendment, which is also aimed at resolving what is called “the second term syndrome”in the polity.
Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that President Goodluck Jonathan himself was unhappy that some politicians usually took advantage of governorsand even the president whenever they were prosecuting second term ambitions and that the nation was always the victim.
Sources stated that thegovernors and even the president were forced to listen to what could best be termed nonsense and pretend as if they were being carried along by such presentations, especially when the presentations were from politicians who were seen as being in influential positions for the second term ambition.
“To resolve such trash, a team of legal experts has proposed a single term in office for governors and the president. In order to ensure that something tangible is achieved by the office holders, a single term of six years has been recommended,” a source said at the weekend.
Sources said that with a president who had served as governor and president, Dr Jonathan had experienced the two worlds and he had seen the deficits inherent in the second term bid by governors and the president.