Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, has described Femi Falana, human rights lawyer as a “formerly
unsuccessful opposition candidate for governor of Ekiti state”.
In a statement issued on Monday,
the presidential spokesman alleged that Falana is seeking personal media
attention in claiming the president is planning a third term in office.
Shehu said the report is far from
the truth, maintaining the position of the media team of the president when the
news first broke.
Shehu said Buhari had made it
clear that he has no interest in staying in office beyond 2023.
“All and every claim that is made
that suggest President Muhammadu Buhari will stand for a third term in office
is false,” Shehu said.
“To reiterate, the President
reminds all of those who wish it were otherwise, whether because they want a
third term, or because they seek to make false claims for the purposes of their
own publicity of the statement made on 2nd October 2019, which is repeated in
full, below:
“The Presidency wishes to correct
internet-based gossip and uninformed media commentary regarding presidential
term limits, given credence by so-called support groups, staging street
demonstrations asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do a third term.
“There are no circumstances – nor
set of circumstances – under which President Buhari may seek to amend the
Constitution regarding the two-term term limit on holding office as President.
“President Buhari intends to
serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 – and then there
shall be a general election in which he will not be a candidate.
“There is not even the faintest
possibility that this will change.
“It is important to note that
there was a past attempt to change the Constitution to allow for the then
incumbent president to stand for a third term. That attempt was wrong,
unconstitutional – and rightly rebuffed. No such attempt will happen under this
President.”
Shehu described Buhari as a
democrat who respects the constitution, adding that any activity aimed at
altering the two-term limit will not succeed and shall never have the president’s
time or support.
“President Buhari is a democrat.
He respects the Constitution. Any activity aimed at altering the two-term limit
will not succeed and shall never have his time nor support.”
“The President will have nothing
more to say on this matter – apart from to repeat this statement, ad infinitum
– that he will not be seeking, accepting, nor standing for a third term.“
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