His proposal comes in response to a recent press briefing by Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the same election, who suggested a constitutional amendment to establishIn contrast, Obi disagreed with the six-year tenure idea, advocating for a five-year term with a 30-year rotation system.He believes that such an amendment to the constitution would result in a functional and productive framework for Nigeria, including the introduction of a single tenure system.
“I thank Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his position and his commitment to ensuring that things work better going forward in Nigeria but I disagree slightly,” he said.The 62-year-old further proposed the implementation of a quasi-system that would enable leaders in office to simultaneously participate in the legislature.In addition, he said a mechanism for leaders to be answerable to the public through regular question-and-answer sessions should be established.
“And I will still campaign for one thing, if we cannot go back to the issue of parliamentary democracy, we must have a quasi-system that will allow our elected leaders, whether prime minister or president, to be able to be part of the legislature, especially to answer question,” he said. “Maybe a presidential question or prime minister question, instead of hiring surrogates. We want to hear from the people we elected now and that is critical. We cannot continue with this way where we are now, where people have outsourced leadership.”
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