Nigeria: I'll Serve Only One Term of Four Years If Elected President - - Obi Insists
NIGERIA, AUG 3 – Peter Obi insists his one-term, four-year pledge is rooted in impactful leadership and cites global examples while addressing skepticism from critics and political opponents.
- On Sunday, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi reaffirmed his vow to serve only one four-year term if elected in 2027, describing it as sacrosanct.
- Critiquing prolonged rule, Obi wrote that impactful service, not extended tenure, defines true statesmanship, citing Lincoln, Kennedy, and Mandela.
- Obi outlined his priorities to sanitise governance, tackle insecurity, and revamp education and healthcare within forty-eight months, empowering MSMEs as growth engines.
- In response to skeptics, Obi said such remarks reflect Nigeria’s broken political culture, while Governor Chukwuma Soludo, speaking at a Saturday rally, said such remarks warrant psychiatric evaluation.
- Looking toward 2027, the pledge stokes governance debate, with analysts suggesting it may shift Nigeria's politics from personality to performance-based legitimacy.
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Nigeria: I'll Serve Only One Term of Four Years If Elected President - - Obi Insists
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reiterated his one-term promise, saying he'll serve only a single four-year term if elected president in 2027.
Why I will serve only one term if elected president
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said he intends to serve only a first term of four years if elected president in 2027, because longevity in office is not a mark of success. In a statement posted on his X handle yesterday, Obi referenced global figures such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela, explaining that each led with principle and left enduring legacies despite short tenures. Daily …
One Term: I can emulate Mandela, Abraham Lincoln - Peter Obi
The Labour Party presidential flag-bearer in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has renewed his vow to serve only one term in office if elected President in the 2027 election. Obi restated his commitment in a statement shared on his X account on Sunday, August 3, 3035, stressing that history has shown that purposeful leadership isn't defined by longevity but by impact made in a short time. He cited examples of former leaders, including the late South Afr…
Why I want to serve only one term if elected President
“If making such a promise qualifies me for psychiatric evaluation,” Peter Obi said, “then we may as well question the mental fitness of those who framed our Constitution...” The post Why I want to serve only one term if elected President – Peter Obi appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Obi Rejects Calls For Longer Stay, Insists Leadership With Integrity Can Be Achieved In One Term
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to serve only one four-year term if elected president, insisting that impactful leadership does not require an extended stay in office. Writing on his X handle on Sunday, Obi stressed that history has shown purposeful service, not longevity, defines true […] The post Obi Rejects Calls for Longer Stay, Insists Leadership With Integrity Can Be Achieved…
Presidency, Obi, Soludo, Bicker Over Practicality of One Term Tenure
August 04, (THEWILL) — The presidency, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, have differed on the practicality of the latter’s vow to govern for one term of four years in office if elected president in 2027. For Obi and Soludo, the […] The post Presidency, Obi, Soludo, Bicker Over Practicality of One Term Tenure appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.
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