Kenneth Okonkwo, a member of the opposition coalition, has described former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi’s pledge to serve only one term if elected President as a calculated political strategy aimed at gaining support from the North.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Okonkwo explained that Obi made the commitment to reassure northern voters who might otherwise withdraw their support.

“So I brought the theory as a way for any opposition party to inspire Nigerians to know that each side will not lose when they make any choice, whether North or South,” he said.

Okonkwo noted that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had first proposed the one-term idea, which Obi later adopted to strengthen his acceptability across regions.

“It’s purely a political strategy to say, ‘Look, I am not going to cut the eight years. I’m not going to shortchange you. So if I am elected, I will just do only four years to complete the eight years of the South,’” he explained.

According to him, any opposition party serious about defeating an incumbent must agree that its candidate would serve only one term, so that no side of the country feels disadvantaged.

“If you are a southerner and you don’t agree to do one term, the northerners will say you want to do another eight years, which will offend the system. If you are a northerner and you don’t agree to one term, the southerners will say you want to cut them short early,” he added.

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