The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said the promise by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to serve for one term if elected in 2027 is a political strategy.
ACF added that Obi cannot be held to it should he decide to do another term because the Nigerian Constitution provides for him to contest two terms.
The spokesperson for the ACF, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, cited previous leaders, like President Muhammadu Buhari, who pledged to do one term but eventually contested two-terms.
Obi, yesterday, reiterated his vow to serve for a one-term of four years, adding that his word is his bond.
He said history had shown that leaders who serve shorter terms in office tend to bequeath positive legacies than those who stay longer.
Obi was reacting to scepticisms that have trailed an earlier declaration to serve for one term.
Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, over the weekend, said those promising to do one-term in office need psychological evaluation.
Obi’s one-term vow was against the backdrop of the power rotation intrigue between the North and South geo-political regions of Nigeria.
After President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year tenure as a northerner, the presidency shifted to the South under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu in 2023.
The South is expected to retain the position for eight years before power shifts to the North in 2031, in keeping with the gentleman’s power rotation arrangement.
