Second Term Unnecessary, 5-Year Single Tenure Enough – Obi

Peter Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticized Nigeria’s present political system, which upholds an elected governor’s or president’s eight-year term.
Nigeria’s constitution permits a second tenure opportunity, which Obi reportedly claimed was a contributing factor in the country’s governance issues.
When he spoke on Thursday about “Politics and Change in Nigeria” at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, he made this claim.

For governors and presidents, the former governor of Anambra State favored a single five-year term.

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“A second eight-year tenure is not necessary. Because it’s part of our problem, I believe. We require folks to only attend for one term. For me, five years. I think you can do anything. Indeed, after five years you might not be able to pursue your goals. There are many who argue that you can exhibit the correct path after five years. He answered, “If you mean well.”
Nigeria and Africa have gifted youth, but leaders have not been able to fully utilize their potential, the national leader of the Labour Party emphasized.

Nigeria continues to be a nation with enormous potential. Natural resources in Nigeria and Africa have enormous potential. I am aware that human capital requires training, but we have young individuals who are vibrant, talented, pushing the ball in the correct direction, and all that.

The government, he added, “just organizes corporate leadership based on doing the right things, as I mentioned.”