I’m an advocate of one term, says governor seeking reelection

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State says he is an advocate of a single-term for state governors.

Bago, who has indicated interest in contesting the 2027 election, said one term would promote efficiency, accountability, and smoother governance transitions across the country.

He said this at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected local government chairmen, vice-chairpersons, commissioners, and board members, on Friday.

The governor described the swearing-in of the new commissioners, council chairmen, vice-chairpersons, and board members as the beginning of the second phase of the New Niger agenda, urging them to support his administration in delivering on its campaign promises.

The governor, who has repeatedly canvassed constitutional reform to limit governors to a single tenure, said political stability and improved service delivery would be easier to achieve if leaders were not distracted by re-election battles.

“I remain an advocate of a single term for governors,” Bago said. “Once a governor knows he has only one term, he focuses completely on governance — not politics, not succession calculations, not negotiations for second-term survival.”

Bago stated that he would have taken stricter actions against some officials if not for the upcoming election, noting that a single-term system would allow leaders to act more decisively without political pressure.

“I am an advocate of a single term for governors because unfortunately we are back politically. Everything in Nigeria is being full of politics. It is unfortunate!

“There were things I would have done today but I am deferring it to after election. I have to sack some people who are not useful but I cannot because of election. They have failed their examinations severally; they cannot be promoted but they are burdens on the system. If it were a single term; I would have been more decisive than who I am today,” he said.

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