Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has proposed a three-term limit for lawmakers and an age limit of 70 years for members of the National Assembly.
He believes that this could save the cost of training new legislators and that fixed tenures would hold legislators accountable for their performance.
Umahi made these suggestions during an interview on Channels Television.
He said, “The tenures of the executives are fixed, the tenures of the legislators are not fixed. And you have to ask yourself, have we really benefited by not fixing the tenures of legislators?
“You have to be able to show that they (constituents) are part of that government by allowing projects, even the projects of the Federal Government. It could be done in the name of the Federal Government by that legislator that is representing that constituency.
“And when they don’t see anything, that’s how they vote for another person. And you know our country, they love change, they love change so much. But there is nobody that is perfect in the ways of doing things.
“But I will strongly suggest that the tenures of legislators should be fixed, and there should also be age limits for legislators. You can give them three tenures, three tenures of four years. An age limit of 70 years will be good.”
