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<h4>Ebonyi State Senator Moves Tenure Extension For President</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a> </strong>reports that Senator Kenneth Emeka Eze, chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, has moved to begin the extension of presidential tenure in Nigeria.<br />
Eze said this on Monday while addressing journalists at his Ohigbo-Amagu country home in Ezza South LGA.</p>
<p>Senator Kenneth Emeka Eze is the representative for Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly (2023–2027), elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A former council chairman with a background in engineering, he focuses on community empowerment and infrastructural development in his constituency.</p>
<p>Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone is one of the three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, comprising four Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ikwo, Ezza North, Ezza South, and Ishielu.</p>
<p>As part of the Abakaliki division, this district is known for its agricultural focus, including Ikwo, the largest LGA in the state.<br />
The zone covers four main local government areas: Ikwo, Ezza North, Ezza South, and Ishielu.</p>
<p>He noted that frequent election cycles undermined policy continuity and stalled national development.</p>
<p>“Every four years, we return to campaign mode. By the third year, governance slows as attention shifts to re-election; that is why projects are abandoned, and policies are not allowed to mature.</p>
<p>“Nigeria’s constitution provides for a four-year presidential term, renewable once, but if you ask me, I will advocate one tenure of 16 years. It sounds controversial, but it will allow policies to run their full course and stabilise the system,” Mr Eze explained.</p>
<p>Mr Eze therefore proposed scrapping the two-term structure in favour of a single, extended tenure that would free leaders from electoral pressures and enable them to pursue long-term reforms.</p>
<p>The lawmaker noted that critical sectors such as power, infrastructure, agriculture and fiscal reform required sustained commitment beyond short political cycles.</p>
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<p>According to him, irrigation schemes, mechanised farming programmes and energy reforms demand continuity to yield a measurable impact. He defended recent economic measures, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, describing them as unavoidable steps to avert fiscal collapse.</p>
<p>”We were borrowing to pay salaries. That is not sustainable for any country; tough decisions are necessary to secure long-term stability,” said Mr Eze.</p>
<p>Mr Eze maintained that his proposal should be seen as a governance conversation, not an assault on democracy. He called for a broader national dialogue on constitutional reform to determine whether an extended tenure could improve implementation while preserving checks and balances.</p>
<p>He acknowledged that any amendment would require approval by the <strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">National Assembly</a></strong> and ratification by state legislatures, but stressed that the process must remain transparent and participatory.</p>
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<p>Beyond tenure reform, <a href="https://punchng.com/">Mr Eze</a> urged citizens to embrace civic responsibility and patriotism. He challenged journalists, teachers, civil servants and parents to promote national values, warning that policy changes alone could not transform the country.</p>
<p>(NAN)</p>
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