Nigeria, March 8 -- A group of 60 lawmakers, pushing for the parliamentary system, on Wednesday, held a meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to drum up support for the constitution alteration bill.

The lawmakers and the leadership of the forum held a closed-door meeting at the Yar'Adua Centre in Abuja.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the introduction of three bills seeking to abolish the current presidential system and replace it with a parliamentary system.

The lawmakers have been meeting with individuals and groups to canvass support for the constitutional alteration bill.

The meeting with ACF, a northern organisation, started around 3 p.m. before it dissolved into a closed-door session and journalists were asked...