Makinde Canvasses Single Term for All Nigeria’s Public Office Holders

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advocated a single term in office for all public office holders in the country.

The single term, according to the second term governor, should last five or six years.

Makinde made the call at a dinner organized in honour of the national executive of the National Pentecostal of Nigeria, to kick start its retreat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The governor who said he does not want a second term in office, said four years may not be enough for a political office holders to do all its programmes and projects.

He, however, said four years are enough for every political office holders to make impact, and leave office.

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“I am a supporter of a single-term structure. As a matter of fact, I didn’t want a second term and I told the fathers of faith that four years may not be long enough to do everything that you want to do, but it’s long enough to make your own impact and go your own way.

“But maybe, if we have the opportunity to discuss this, I think a five- or six-year single term will really be enough for most of us to do whatever it is that we are supposed to do,” the governor added.

Makinde further called on Nigerians to pray for those in positions of authority, stating that political campaigns are over and that it is now time for governance.

According to him, governance is about the interest and wellness of the country, political parties would come and go but the country would remain, hence the need for Nigerians to pray and work with those in positions of authority.