Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has strongly rejected calls for a single-term presidency for the South-East, describing proponents of the idea as “enemies of the Igbo” who have disqualified themselves from the presidential race.

In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the National Deputy President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, insisted that the path to true representation for Ndigbo lies in a two-term presidency, stressing that an Igbo presidency in 2027 is unlikely.
“It would be profoundly unjust before God and man for any Igbo person to be elected president under a democratic framework and then advocate for a single tenure of four years. Such a scenario is untenable,” Isiguzoro said in a statement.

He recalled that late Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi served as military head of state for only six months, while Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s role as ceremonial president from 1963 to 1966 carried no executive powers.

Quoting the 1999 Constitution, which permits a maximum of two terms for presidents and governors, Isiguzoro dismissed the one-term idea as “misguided, delusional, and dead on arrival.”
“Ohanaeze asserts unequivocally that the prospect of an Igbo presidency is not feasible in 2027. Any individual promoting a single tenure is a desperate politician with ulterior motives,” he said.

The group challenged proponents to lead by example: “If a presidential aspirant insists on a single term in 2027, will the only governor from their party step down after one term? Will their party’s senators and representatives also forgo re-election?”

Isiguzoro stressed that Ohanaeze envisions an Igbo presidency serving two full terms—though not starting in 2027—and warned that those backing a single term lack the moral standing to contest.
“We categorically reject the concept of a one-term presidency. It is immature, ill-conceived, and the product of unserious presidential aspirants,” the statement concluded.