Lawyers, activists, and other stakeholders are advocating a single term of six years for
The president and governors in Nigeria, rather than two tenures of four years each, to help restrain the huge public funds they spend on re-election campaigns after completing their first tenure.
Some, however, argued that the country’s problem is not the tenure of the president and governors, but a lack of strong democratic institutions and proper legal frameworks with unbending measures to control excessive spending during electioneering.
According to Saint Moses Eromosele, an attorney and executive director of the Oneghe Sele Foundation in Benin City, Edo State, “Nigeria is better served by a single six-year term because it is more focused.
Elections every four years are only appropriate for highly developed democracies like the United States and others. For nations having development difficulties, it disrupts the government and diverts attention. And because the incumbent will stop at nothing to retain their position, including spending public money, there is disruption of governance, abuse of public funds, and state power.
