ACF Oppose Single 6 Years Term For President,Govs

The Arewa Consultative Forum opposed the six year-single tenure for the president and governors as proposed by the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution.

The apex northern socio-political body cautioned members of the National Assembly against adopting it.

It argued that adopting such a provision would be counterproductive because it was capable of impeding good governance in the country.

National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Mr. Anthony Sani, said in Kaduna, that apart from good governance, the proposal lacked the basic elements of motivation and incentives needed in the management of human affairs.

He said, “ACF’s position on single tenure for president and governors is that it is counter productive, because it has no incentives to motivate for excellence.

“This is because the good, the not-so-good and the feckless are grouped together without any exception.

“All management of human affairs which has no way of rewarding excellent performance cannot reasonably be expected to be effective.

“In multiple tenure, reelection is often a form of reward for good performance. And if the president and governors know that they are all entitled to only six years whether they perform or not, they will concentrate on the pillage of public treasury, which is counterproductive.”

Opposition political parties shared similar views.