Nigeria’s Past Leaders Wasted Longer Period In Office Without Meaningful Progress- Farotimi
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said Nigeria’s past leaders wasted longer periods in office without meaningful progress.
Speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Monday, Farotimi said that Nigerians should be interested in a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to achieve if elected as Nigeria’s president to serve for a single term presidency.
Farotimi, stressed that long-term impact does not require a long stay in office.
“I first heard this one-term presidency idea from Peter Obi during the election cycle. It’s not about how long he says he wishes to serve; I’m more interested in what he intends to do with that time.
“If I ever run for the presidency of Nigeria, I wouldn’t require more than two years to do everything I need to do. You don’t need a long term to achieve lasting change, but the question should be: what does he intend to do with the one term?” said Farotimi.
“(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 taking us back 50 years. So it’s not really about how much time the person spends; it’s a function of what they do with the time that they have,” he said.
Obi had overtime reiterated his vow to serve only a single four-year term if elected president, a pledge he first made during a widely attended X Space session in June.
The declaration has sparked mixed reactions, with some questioning his sincerity.
