The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has again expressed his support for a single term of six years for presidents and state governors.
According to Kalu, it would reduce the cost of governance and encourage rapid development.
He stated this while speaking on a Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’, monitored in Abuja.
Noting that the current system of two tenures of four years each is expensive and usually distracts elected officials from concentrating on governance, the former Abia governor also spoke on the emoluments of senators, which he said was not enough to fund their activities.
He said; “When I was governor, I called for a single term of six years. Remember, President Obasanjo said I was after him. That was part of the beginning of our quarrel.
“I advocated for that because of the cost of going for re-election, because of managing the economy. Because when you become a governor or a president, their eyes are on re-election.
“They are not even thinking about what people will do or what people will get. Every politician is looking for re-election.
“So, the only way to solve this problem is by giving no incentive to anybody, doing one term of six years. It will go a long way in boosting performance because most of people think they need to make money for re-election.
“In my minority opinion – I don’t know the majority opinion – I think most politicians are looking forward to the next election”.
