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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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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper. broke the news in on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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