gberra:
Gej proposed it but PDP senators rejected his idea. Although Gej might have proposed it with the intent of reducing the cost of governance but the timing of it was equally questioned.
How could you have flown such a kite going into an election in which you potentially had an undue advantage of extending your tenure to two terms of 12 years having previously spent a first tenure of six years.
It was seen of him, rightly so, as being greedy, selfish, malicious and a power hungry lout.

As lofty as the idea, we aren't ripe for such a strange democratic experiment.
If it fails, there will be catastrophic multiplier effects much more as a two term tenure of 8years hasn't solved quite much.

Toks2008:


I honestly don't see it fail but on the contrary I believe it will strengthen our democracy.

gberra:

How many advanced democracies practice a single tenured system?
The exclusive lists is quite enormous and hardly would much be done across the geopolitical zones in a short period of 6yrs.
We could begin by blocking leakages & bogus overheads until restructuring takes the front burner. Although, I admire your optimism.

Toks2008:
I strongly believe it's high time the legislators considered a 6 year single term for the office of the president and all other elective political offices in Nigeria because in most cases the power of incumbency usually plays out at the end against the opposition political parties

This will avoid waste of time and money for other aspirant who may want to unseat the present government and will also give the present government an urgent sense of productivity knowing they have just one term to rule.

If we all look at the millions of dollars spent by the opposition parties and even the ruling party in the just concluded general election and the fact that the same sum if not more will be expended in another 4 years, i strongly believe its not worth the waste. I believe all the huge sums will go a long way in developing the country directly or indirectly. Not forgetting the waste of lives and properties all in the bid for incumbents to clinch on power.

So what do you think?

Auxtin85:
I wish this your 6yrs single term will stop rigging.

Jiang:


I have an easier way, abolish democracy & go back to our old traditions of monarchy, that will save us a whole lotta money

InaNla:
Yeye people
Sebi Jonathan proposed it, you people faulted it.

Zeroid105:
It is a very good idea that will go a long way to address wastages of our lean resources for electoral process.

Jiang:


I have an easier way, abolish democracy & go back to our old traditions of monarchy, that will save us a whole lotta money