The Coalition of United Political Parties and the Nigerian Political Science Association have rejected the proposed six-year single term for the president and state governors, describing it as an unnecessary and ineffective solution to the country’s challenges.
The spokesperson for CUPP, Mark Adebayo, and the immediate past President of NPSA, Prof. Hassan Saliu, argued in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH that extending the tenure of elected executives to a single six-year term would neither address the country’s security concerns nor solve pressing challenges in infrastructure, education, healthcare and economic development.
On Wednesday, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, announced plans to sponsor a bill proposing a single six-year term for the president and governors, saying the reform would enable elected officials to concentrate on governance rather than re-election campaigns.
He said the proposed legislation would be among the first bills he intended to present in the Senate following the 2027 general elections.
Nigeria currently operates a two-term system that allows presidents and governors to serve two four-year terms.
