Six-year single term for govs, president anti-democratic — NANS

The National Association of Nigeria n Students has rejected a proposed bill seeking a six-year single term for the president and state governors, describing it as "anti-democratic" and an attempt to stifle people's choice.

NAN’s National Clerk of the Senate, Yekini Adewale, who described the bill as “a smokescreen” when speaking at a press conference in Ogun State on Thursday, said that if the bill is passed into law, then the country’s democracy is in total jeopardy. Adewale stated, “Yes, democracy thrives on the pedestal of a synergy between the three arms of government, but when a key arm, such as the legislature, proposes bills and peradventure passes laws that stifle people’s choices or throw spanners in the wheel of the tenets of democracy, then, it is disheartening and must not be allowed.

“Any president or governor who realises that he cannot seek a second term in office, may rather busy himself feathering his own nest instead of delivering good governance to the electorate. “To further demonstrate our rejection of these anti-democratic, anti-people and anti-progress bills, a day will be set aside for Nigerian students to embark on a mass march against the National Assembly.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

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