Senate to Review One-Term Limits for President and Governors Following 2027 Polls

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said the 11th Senate will consider a single six‑year term for the President and state governors.

He made the statement on Tuesday during a Senate session.

Bamidele explained that the purpose of proposing a single six‑year term is to allow office‑holders to focus fully on their duties from the moment they are elected.

“I now see why one of the first set of bills that I look forward to moving by God’s grace when we come back for the 11th Senate is for a bill that will only make it possible for anyone who wants to be President of this country or governor in any state of this country to spend only one tenure of six years,” he said.

“With this, you don’t even have to worry about wasting almost one and a half years of your first time thinking and struggling and looking forward to how you’ll be re‑elected.”

“If you know you are there for six years, only one tenure, you put in your best from day one. You know this is the only chance that you have.”

“That’s my opinion. It doesn’t mean everybody will agree with me, but it also does not mean that I am prevented from doing that, because that had not been the law.”

“The essence of law, the essence of parliament is because laws are like human beings, they grow,” he added.