A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has endorsed the single-term presidency of six years proposed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Nabena, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, stated that the second term of any presidency is Nigeria's biggest problem.

In reaction to the proposal, he said: “One single term is good because our biggest problem in this country is the second tenure.

“From your first tenure, anything you are doing is because you want to come back for your second tenure and once you come back nothing is done.

“You now tell people that you are trying to recover the money spent for your first tenure as if the money is your personal money.

“Some of these people that have been in government, especially the governors, have never worked before, then they would tell you that somebody in government said ‘I made you this, I did this for you,’ is it your personal money?”

Atiku, a former presidential candidate, suggested amending Section 135(2) of the constitution, which states, "Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), the President shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of six years commencing from the date of swearing-in."

In response to the National Assembly's call for input in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, Atiku proposed that the presidency should rotate among the six geopolitical zones of the Federation.

His proposal was directed to the Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Barau Jibrin.

Atiku's suggestion has sparked various reactions from political observers and civil society organizations.