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<p>Oyo State Governor, <strong>Seyi Makinde</strong>, has called for a constitutional amendment that would allow elected political office holders to serve only a single term of five or six years, rather than the current two-term structure of four years each.</p>
<p>Makinde made the proposal on Friday while receiving Muslim faithful, traditional rulers, and political stakeholders at his private residence in Ikolaba, Ibadan, shortly after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1184827" alt="“Scrap second term” - Makinde proposes single 6-year term for presidents, governors" width="1200" height="600" data-lazy- src="https://toptechblitz.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/7a0c9a2b-88cd-4d81-98e6-ec2549c64c48.jpeg"/><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1184827" src="https://toptechblitz.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/7a0c9a2b-88cd-4d81-98e6-ec2549c64c48.jpeg" alt="“Scrap second term” - Makinde proposes single 6-year term for presidents, governors" width="1200" height="600" /></p>
<p>The delegation was led by the state Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal.</p>
<p>Other dignitaries present included the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja; former deputy governors, Hazeem Gbolarumi and Hamid Gbadamosi; PDP Deputy National Chairman, Taofeek Arapaja; the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Dawodu Makanjuola; and federal lawmaker Abass Adigun Agboworin.</p>
<p>Speaking to the gathering, Governor Makinde said a <strong>single term </strong>would eliminate distractions associated with seeking re-election and allow public office holders to fully focus on governance.</p>
<p>“First, let me use this opportunity to say Barka Da Sallah to our Muslim faithful, and we shall have the opportunity to celebrate many more by the grace of God.</p>
<p><em>“I was just looking at the trajectory for me in government. I have spent six years already, and due to no fault of anybody, we lost the year 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandem</em>ic,” he said.</p>
<p><em>“We lost almost one year, campaigning all over the place for the second tenure. Now, people have started distracting us from what I want to do next and all of that. So, I feel that, effectively, the time we can say we are very serious with governance is just about five out of the eight years.</em></p>
<p>“That is why I feel that if you remove all these distractions, a single tenure of five or six years is actually enough to focus and do the work that we are trying to do in eight years.</p>
<p><em>“Well, we shouldn’t be afraid to say the fact based on the data that is available to us. It has nothing to do with me. If they say I should end it, so be it.</em></p>
<p>Makinde emphasized that his suggestion was not self-serving but based on his personal experience and observation of governance trends in Nigeria.</p>
<p><em>“I am calling the attention of our people to this because it is a constitutional issue. We should start looking at it. I know that it has been brought to the attention of the National Assembly, but, quite frankly, it is a model that should work for this country</em>.,” he added.</p>
<p>In his remarks, Oba Ladoja, who represented the Olubadan of Ibadanland, commended Governor Makinde for his leadership and prayed for continued progress in the state.</p>
<p>He also praised the administration for prioritizing workers’ welfare through consistent salary payments.</p>
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