Labour Party candidate in the last presidential election Peter Obi has proposed a five year single presidential tenure for each of the six geopolitical zones in the country
Obi said this during a press conference in Abuja, his first since the Supreme Court affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s electoral victory.
His proposal comes in response to a recent press briefing by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar in the same election, who suggested a constitutional amendment to establish a six-year single term for the President.
In contrast, Obi disagreed with the six-year tenure idea, advocating for a five-year term with a 30-year rotation system.
He believes that such an amendment to the constitution would result in a functional and productive framework for Nigeria, including the introduction of a single tenure system.
“I thank (former) Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his position and his commitment to ensuring that things work better for Nigeria going forward but I disagree slightly,” he said.
“I will go for a five-year tenure, which will go for 30 years rotational.”
He also proposed the implementation of a quasi-system that would enable leaders in office to simultaneously participate in the legislature.
In addition, he said a mechanism for leaders to be answerable to the public through regular question-and-answer sessions should be established.
“And I will still campaign for one thing, if we cannot go back to the issue of parliamentary democracy, we must have a quasi-system that will allow our elected leaders, whether prime minister or president, to be able to be part of the legislature, especially to answer question,” he said.