By John Owen Nwachukwu Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo thought he (Kalu) was af...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that former
President Olusegun Obasanjo thought he (Kalu) was after him (Obasanjo) when he
recommended a six-year one term for President and Governors.
Orji Uzor Kalu spoke on Channels Television’s Politics
Today, Thursday’s edition, where he maintained that for most politicians, it is
their reelection that matters to them and nothing else.
Kalu believes that such a system would go a long way because
most politicians use the first four years to make money for their reelection,
insisting that politicians are always looking forward to the next election.
“I called for a six-year one term, remember? And President
Obasanjo said I was after him. That was part of the beginning of our quarrel.
“I called for a 6-year one term because of the cost of going
to reelections. Because of the cost of managing our economy. Because when you
bring in a governor or a president, their eyes are on reflection.
“They’re not even thinking about what the people will get.
Every politician, they’re looking for reelection. So the only way to solve this
problem, not be insensitive to anybody, is to do a six-year one term.
“It would go a long way because most of the people think
they want to make money for reelection. Most politicians are always looking
forward to the next election.”
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