Lawyer Backs Peter Obi’s One-Term Bid, Says “Intensity Matters More Than Longevity”
_Secular Advocacy TV News Desk_
Human rights lawyer, political and public interest analyst Sam Amadi has thrown his weight behind the sole Presidential Aspirant of Nigerian Democratic Congress Peter Obi’s pledge to serve only one term if elected president, arguing that four years is enough to fulfill campaign promises.
In a public statement on media handle, Amadi defended Obi against critics who called the one-term vow “untruthful or foolish.”
“You are only elected for a 4-year single term. In a real democracy, there is no guarantee you would be reelected. So, you have just 4 years to deliver your electoral process. 4 yrs should be enough to deliver what you promised the nation. That is what they voted,” his statement read.
Amadi equally dismissed arguments that Nigeria cannot be changed in four years, emphasising that previous eight-year tenures did not produce transformation:
“Some say ‘oh you cannot change Nigeria in 4 yrs’. By the same breath, you cannot change Nigeria in 8 yrs… Did OBJ change Nigeria in 8yrs? Did Buhari change Nigeria in 8yrs. Actually, Buhari further endangered Nigeria in 8 yrs. GEJ accomplished more in one term than Buhari in 8yrs.”
Addressing the concerns that a one-term presidency would shortchange the Southeast, Amadi stated:
“Well, in normal times, yes we need 8 yrs. But what did 8yrs buy for Katsina and northwest? What exactly? Longevity is not the point. Intensity is.”
He further added that as part of Igbo leadership, he believes the presidency holds “psychological value” for the region, and that a one-term presidency would achieve that, while development in the Southeast depends on governors. He also disclosed plans to run for governor in late 2027.
Amadi further suggested that if Obi’s reported plan to hand over to Rabiu Kwankwaso materialises, “Nigeria will be on tract to a sustained 8 or 16 yrs of economic growth and social stabilization,” comparing it to Asian countries that achieved rapid development under long periods of stable rule.
He concluded: “Never forget that politics is the art of the possible, not the science of the possible. It is POssible.”
Peter Obi has publicly pledged that he would serve only one term if elected in 2027. The NDC has not issued further details in response to Amadi’s statement as of press time.