{"id":172590,"date":"2025-08-05T21:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/one-term-presidency-not-easy-joe-igbokwe-tackles-obi"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:11:38","slug":"one-term-presidency-not-easy-joe-igbokwe-tackles-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/one-term-presidency-not-easy-joe-igbokwe-tackles-obi","title":{"rendered":"One-Term Presidency Not Easy Joe Igbokwe Tackles Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has accused former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of desperation.<\/p>\n<p>Igbokwe said only those who don\u2019t know Nigeria and what leadership entails would be demanding for a single term presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Rubbishing Obi\u2019s vow that he would serve only one term if elected, Igbokwe said to be President of Nigeria is not \u201cmoi moi\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, Igbokwe wrote: \u201cDesperation everywhere. Those who do not know Nigeria very well and those who do know what leadership is all about are desperately asking for a single term in office as President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us put our thinking caps. To be President of Nigeria is not moi moi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obi had, over the weekend, restated his vow to serve only one term if elected President in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has accused former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of desperation. Igbokwe said only those who don\u2019t know Nigeria and what leadership entails would be demanding for a single term presidency. 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