The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu on Monday revealed that the nation’s number 1 citizen is under pressure to change the Nigerian Constitution and run for 3rd term.
Shehu said that the “persuaders” have been mounting pressure on his principal since 2019.
He made the disclosure while speaking on Channels TV. In his words: “In fact, from 2019, we have seen persuaders come before our very eyes and tell us that leaders should not go; that term limits are a nuisance and should be eliminated.”
The presidential aide did not however, reveal the identity of the persons behind the calls. He did not also say if the president has the support in the National Assembly to push for another term in office.
Speaking on the call for another term, Shehu said President Buhari is eager to leave office in 2023.
He said, “But Buhari wants to make the point that ‘I am not here to stay a day beyond my term of office and be sure there’ll be an election.”
Shehu pointed to the case of former President, Musa Yar’Adua, who took ill for most of his government and ruled while bedridden.
The presidential spokesman said, “We have seen people on death beds unwilling to go, and persuaders are saying ‘no, they will keep power until they go to the grave’”
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