The former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has decried the rejection of the six-term single tenure proposal by the House of Representatives, insisting that its passage would have halted the desperation of politicians willing to commit any act to secure a second term.

According to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2019 general elections, the six-term single tenure proposal would help curb activities such as electoral malpractices, particularly by incumbents in the executive arm of government, and would allow the elected public officer concentrate on serving the people rather than fighting for his or her personal needs.

The former vice president argued that the current two-term tenure of eight years being practiced cannot be said to provide ample time for elected leaders to fulfil their campaign promise.

He insisted that the current tenure system instead rewards an incompetent incumbent to run for and secure a second term because such a person has access to state resources to utilize during the electioneering process.