{"id":173050,"date":"2025-08-08T18:42:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-proposes-single-five-year-tenure-for-president"},"modified":"2025-08-08T19:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:44:57","slug":"peter-obi-proposes-single-five-year-tenure-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-proposes-single-five-year-tenure-for-president","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi Proposes Single Five-Year Tenure for President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has proposed a single five-year term for the Office of the President in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Obi made the proposal during a visit to Bauchi on Friday when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Bala Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the current system allowing for a second term should be scrapped and replaced with a single five-year tenure, similar to what is practiced in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, and I want to repeat it here at the Government House \u2014 if I have the opportunity, we should end the idea of a second term for the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be a single five-year term so that leaders come in, focus, and do the work required of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we see now is that a President governs for one year and then spends the remaining years focusing on re-election. We must put an end to that. Let them do their job and move on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to 2027, Obi reaffirmed his commitment to serving only one term if elected President, pledging not to exceed four years in office.<\/p>\n<p>He also reiterated the need for strong political institutions, vowing to ensure that political parties function independently and effectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want political parties to be bigger than the President and Governors. That way, we can ensure discipline and order,\u201d he added.<\/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. Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has proposed a single five-year term for the Office of the President in Nigeria. Obi made the proposal during a visit to Bauchi on Friday when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Bala Mohammed. 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