Former President Goodluck
Jonathan says the four-year tenure is too short for any president to make
meaningful impact on the country.
Jonathan said this at the constitutional
term limits summit taking place in Niamey, Niger Republic, on Wednesday.
He said elections are expensive
and that they constitute a distraction to performance.
“When Professor Wade (Senegal)
was in his last tenure he changed the constitution and extended the term limits
from five to seven years. He thought he would win the election. But Macky Sall
reduced it to five years. We must commend dynamic leaders like that,” he said.
“There is no need for one person
to sit for 14, years doing what? The country is not your personal estate.
Countries are free to amend their laws. Just like the president of Niger
Republic said, different nations have different ways of doing things, so it is
better they have their own way of doing things. I agree to that.
“Most countries in Africa emulate
America – that is a stable country, and take “four, four years” like Nigeria,
Kenya and Ghana.
“Four years is quite a short
period for a country that is developing for a person who wants to change the
country to do much. In Nigeria we just finished the election and some people
are already talking about 2023 election. It is distracting.
“That is why some people come
with the idea of a single tenure; so a president can sit down and plan all his
programmes for the good of the country. We are too distracted with these
elections. Why must we waste money every four years to elect a leader? Those
are the things that agitate our minds.”
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