The Green Party of Nigeria, (GPN), has spoken against the single term of six years proposed by the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the President and state governors during its restructuring summit convened in Awka, Anambra state on Monday.
The party said the single term would not offer the governors enough time to carry out developmental projects in their various states, rather, it would impede the infrastructural development of the states.
The National chairman of GPN, Chief Sam Eke made their position known, in an interview with newsmen in his residence in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, on Friday.
He pointed out that there were a lot of decays in the Nigeria system, stressing that the President and state governors needed much time to correct the rots in the system.
Eke said, “We are not in support of the six years single term proposed by Ohanaeze Ndigbo during restructuring summit it convened in Awka, Anambra state.
“Nigeria is running a presidential system of government. Let somebody have a chance to come back and finish what he has started.
“Single term is not practically enough because of the type of decays we have in our system, for one to correct a lot of things.
“Also, issue of going for a second term is not an automatic ticket. The electorates always have the power to decide. All we needed to do, is to ensure that the capacity of thinking, participation and involvement of the electorates is greatly improved”.
“Because I want to tell you that political illiteracy is the highest form of illiteracy. As well, political decision is the most important decision of any nation.
“In a nutshell, we are not in support of single term of six years”, he added.
The 2015 Presidential candidate of Citizens Popular Party (CPP), however, backed the call for creation of additional states in south east zone to be at par with other zones in the federation.
According to him, “The issue of creation of additional states in south-east zone, I don’t have anything against it for equity and balancing.
“Because others zones having six states, minimum, even north-west is riding home with seven states. So, that being the case, I’m in support of creation of more states in south east geo-political zone.”
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