According
to Sun Newspaper of December 16 2017, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike
Ekweremadu, has advocated six-year single tenure for president, governors, National
Assembly and State Assembly Members so as to stop the problem caused by the
quest for second term.
Ekweremadu
campaigned for the six year tenure during the 3rd Adada Lecture which took
place at Nsukka on Friday December 15, 2017; organized by Association of Nsukka
Professors with the theme “Restructuring and the Nigeria Youth.” He informed
the attendees that countries in South America used single tenure to stabilize
their democracy, adding that one of such countries, Mexico, is still practicing
single term.
He
stressed that Nigeria need to be restructured to enable the regions harness
their resources outside oil; stating that the market for crude oil is reducing
by the day as countries like Britain and France have come up with laws that
will ban the use of diesel and petrol cars by 2030. Moreover, according to him,
many countries have started using electric cars already.
Speaking
further, Ekweremadu urged youths in the country to support restructuring as it
would create employment and guarantee better future. He pointed out that
restructuring is facing a lot of challenges among which are: ethnic and religious sentiment, ignorance and
fear of the unknown. He explained that restructuring is not meant to divide
Nigeria but to strengthen and re-position the nation.
Moreover,
he assured the attendees that restructuring is the only way to restore the lost
glory of the country, saying that it would enable states to have enough
resources to fund education, security; while ensuring that basic amenities are
given to the people. He added that restructuring with devolution of power at
the centre would reduce political tension, and also make the centre
unattractive.
Meanwhile,
we saw this as a welcome development which we enjoin all Nigerians to support.
Nigeria has experienced huge loss as a result of political errors and bad governance.
To advocate for 6 years single term and restructuring sounds promising. This is
the only way to bring about change, as we cannot continue to do the same thing
over and over and expect positive change to happen.
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