2027: Concerned S’East political leaders scrutinize Peter Obi’s single term proposal

With Nigerians approaching the 2027 presidential election, some stakeholders in the South-East have continued to scrutinize the single-term proposal by the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in 2023, Mr Peter Obi.

While some believe that if allowed Obi could turn the tide around for good in Nigeria within four or five years as he proposed, others were of the view that such a time frame was not enough to fix the country.

Obi had caused a stir within the political scene when he announced his plan of a one-term presidency of five years.

During a courtesy visit to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in August 2025, Obi said a Nigerian president should not have a second term, as it is practiced in South Korea.

Obi had said: “I’ve said it and I want to say it again in this Government House that if I have the opportunity, we should stop having a second tenure for president.

“It should be five years straight, so that people can come in knowingly they have a job to do.

What people do now is to be president for one year and use the rest of the year thinking about their next tenure. We must stop it, let’s face the real job, do your own and go.”

However, Obi’s proposal has opened a barrage of opinions in the Southeast and across Nigerians.

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