REDUCE PRESIDENTIAL TERM TO FOUR YEARS INSTEAD OF INCREASING IT, SAYS LUBINDA HAABAZOKA.
Economist Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka has suggested that Zambia should consider reducing the presidential term from five years to four years instead of pursuing proposals to increase the presidential term limit.
Zambia has maintained a five-year presidential term since independence in 1964.
Dr. Haabazoka argues that rather than debating an extension of presidential terms, Zambians should consider a four-year presidential term as an alternative proposal.
He says the proposal should be put forward to see whether the ruling party would be willing to embrace it.
“Reduce Presidential terms to 4 years and remove term limits,” Dr. Haabazoka wrote.
Zambian Watch.
No, the same and usual Five years term is ideal but remove the limited two terms for no limit.And we are good to go on.The people of Zambia shall be deciding by using the ballot every five years after.Mind you the same five if anything is really not five because we usually remove three months of campaigns and Parliament dissolved.Meaning that last year of the five years the President usually spends time away from real government work but more of campaign type of work.He works yes but he is more of checking on projects either finished ones or unfinished.Let us continue with our current system but remove limiting clauses period.Four years is too small.