Abia North Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has reiterated his support for a single six-year term for presidents and state governors, arguing that this approach would lower governance costs and promote rapid development.
He criticized the existing system of two four-year terms, claiming it is expensive and often distracts elected officials from focusing on governance.
Kalu also addressed the issue of senators’ emoluments, stating that their compensation is insufficient to cover their activities.
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Kalu shared his views on Thursday evening during an appearance on Channels Television’s program “Politics Today,” which was monitored in Abuja.
He said; “When I was governor, I called for a single term of six years. Remember, President Obasanjo said I was after him. That was part of the beginning of our quarrel. I advocated for that because of the cost of going for re-election, because of managing the economy. Because when you become a governor or a president, their eyes are on re-election.
They are not even thinking about what people will do or what people will get. Every politician is looking for re-election. So, the only way to solve this problem is by giving no incentive to anybody, doing one term of six years. It will go a long way in boosting performance because most of people think they need to make money for re-election.
In my minority opinion – I don’t know the majority opinion – I think most politicians are looking forward to the next election”.
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