Sani Reveals Why Northerners Are Skeptical About Peter Obi’s Single-Term Plan

Northerners would find it hard to believe Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, if he were to run for office for just one term, according to Yabagi Sani, the chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
During an X Space on Sunday with his supporters, Peter Obi reportedly stated that he would be willing to adhere to a four-year term if he were elected president in 2027.
In an interview on Tuesday’s episode of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Sani asserted that none of the candidates for president in 2027—including Peter Obi—are perfect.

Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is running for reelection to finish his eight-year term, should be succeeded by a president from the northern area, according to Sani, who cited the idea of rotation of power.
It will be hard for Northerners to believe Peter Obi, the IPAC chair said, because the balance of power shifts when politicians take office.

“Yeah, Mr. Peter Obi can agree to say, ‘I am going to do one term,’ but the northerners will tell you that if Bola Tinubu wins the (second) election after his term, it should come to the north,” he stated.

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However, humans are what we are. Total authority corrupts totality. Neither is Peter Obi a saint or a person from another planet. Recurring regimes have attempted to amend the constitution to grant themselves a third term and other privileges.

It would be hard for many people to believe that Mr. Peter Obi would quit after one term because of this. Looking at the sentimental side of it, state capture, and the strength of incumbency, how would he even succeed?