Obasanjo, Buhari’s 16 Years ‘Ruined’ Nigeria - Farotimi Backs Obi’s One-Term Plan

Obasanjo, Buhari’s 16 years ‘ruined’ Nigeria - Farotimi backs Obi’s one-term plan

Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has thrown his weight behind presidential hopeful Peter Obi’s proposal for a single-term presidency, arguing that Nigeria’s past leaders have wasted longer periods in office without meaningful progress. “(Olusegun) Obasanjo had eight years; what did he do with it? (Muhammadu) Buhari had eight years; what did he do with it? He ruined Nigeria. (President Bola) Tinubu has had two years, and he is tak…

Imperatives Of Single-term Presidency - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Oseloka H. Obaze When Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State recently took a dig at his political opponents, from Anambra South, who had pledged to serve a single four-year term, in lieu of an abridged term for the incumbent, he stirred a hornet’s nest. Some by conjecture and others by acute rationalization believed Soludo’s Igboukwu Doctrine was targeted at Peter Obi.  As it were, by sheer coincidence, Obi had earlier on made public his wi…

'Buhari's Eight Years Ruined Nigeria'- Farotimi backs Obi’s one-term presidency plan

Human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi has supported former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s pledge for a single-term presidency, arguing that extended tenures have failed to deliver progress in Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Farotimi criticized past leaders, stating, “Obasanjo had eight years; what did he achieve? Buhari’s eight years ruined Nigeria. Tinubu’s two years have set us back…