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.”