Northern Elders, Okorie Reject Single Term Tenure for President, Govs

On Monday Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), rejected the proposed constitutional amendment by the Senate Constitution Review Committee that would provide for a single term of six years for the president and state governors.

In the same vein, the National Chairman of the United Peoples Party (UPP), Chief Chekwas Okorie, Monday also dismissed the proposal for six-year single term for president and governors as a legislative fraud which must be rejected by Nigerians.