{"id":121589,"date":"2025-08-24T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121589"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:22:12","slug":"obis-proposed-single-in-order-utomi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/obis-proposed-single-in-order-utomi\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi\u2019s Proposed Single In Order-Utomi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Myke Agunwa, Abuja<\/div>\n
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The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in 2007, Prof. Pat Utomi has thrown his weight behind the statement credited to the former Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), in 2023 Peter Obi the he will serve only for a single term if elected into office.<\/div>\n
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The political economist, in an interview with journalists over the weekend said that Obi has been an advocate of single term for political office holders and described Obi position as \u2018sensible mantra\u2019<\/div>\n
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Utomi argued that Nigeria should adopt a one-term presidency to prevent leaders from wasting eight years in office.<\/div>\n
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Reaffirming his confidence that Obi will honour the single term being canvassed, he said, \u201cIt shows how little attention people pay to details of matters.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI was not surprised at all to hear Peter Obi say that, because for years before the last election, Obi\u2019s mantra was that one of the first things he would do if elected in 2023 was to ensure a one-term rotational presidency.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThat was his mantra in 2002 and 2001. He talked about this. That if he was elected, he would move quickly to one five-year term rotating across geopolitical zones.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSo why would anybody now begin to say they doubt it? He said it long before this scenario of now came up. People are just mischief makers.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Utomi reiterated that two presidential terms promote waste.<\/div>\n
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\u201cBy the way, I don\u2019t know why this obsession with two terms. ICAN has a one-term system, it rotates, and everybody seems to be happy.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhy is there this obsession with spending eight years doing nothing? Most of them do nothing \u2014 just destroy a country in eight years.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI personally would actually vote for a mandatory one-term. It\u2019s not my idea, it\u2019s Peter\u2019s idea, and I would support it. Not because it\u2019s his idea, but because it makes sense given this obsession with two terms.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNon-performing people waste the lives of others for eight years. I think after four or five years, you should move on and let new thinking try their bit.\u201d<\/div>\n
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