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The popularly acclaimed human rights lawyer and formerly unsuccessful opposition candidate for governor of Ekiti state, Femi Falana, has boarded the free-publicity train, full of those seeking personal media attention in claiming the president is planning a third term in office.
To repeat: All and every claim that is made that suggest President Muhammadu Buhari will stand for a third term in office is false.

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 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”.
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 ."

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.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 23, 2019

Buhari had the tendency and we can't tell for sure if he's yet to drop his intentions for a third term..... As Tinubu is silence overtime., I'm sure, he's waiting on Buhari to make up his mind....

You mean Mr. Fa-Lie-na is a major producer of fake news

yns4real:

The popularly acclaimed human rights lawyer and formerly unsuccessful opposition candidate for governor of Ekiti state, Femi Falana, has boarded the free-publicity train, full of those seeking personal media attention in claiming the president is planning a third term in office.

So Falana can be regarded as "popularly acclaimed" by the Government ?

Imagine how the Government has reduced Falana to an assistant referee in a football march whose views are always ignored.

It is not fake news.
It is not even a news.
Falana and other Nigerians are merely preempting the move of the Major General.
It was a smart ambush of the third term agenda.

Maxymilliano:


So Falana can be regarded as "popularly acclaimed" by the Government ?

Imagine how the Government has reduced Falana to an assistant referee in a football march whose views are always ignored.

Who was Falana before this government?
Has anything changed?

I like that he said the president is not going for a third term amd he will not an amendment of the constitution to allow him be able to contest for a third term.

Unlike other people who said they won't do anything unconstitutional meaning if the constitution is changed to allow them, they will contest. This press statement says their is no possibility that President General Buhari will stay beyond May 29, 2023.

No vague clause, just putting it all out

This man has been unleashed out like a bull dog of the cabal that lacks wisdom and lack knowledge of telling intelligent lies. Falana over to you

Fa-Lie-na has become a major producer and trader of fake news, he will see Iranian sponsored Urchins like Zazzaky and say hey I wonder how much they pay, he will see US funded and campaign funds chewing Sowore and say Dollar is good at this time of the year.

Ok

... If e like e seek, Nigerians are fed up of Nigeria, Nigerians just want to exist till they die, nobody wants to fight for his country, for his generation, we all looking for an easy way out like cowards the world know us as, hence the treatment we get in and outside Nigeria.

Falana thought they would make him attorney general . He for don turn another sagay

we are observing

I only know one Garba and that's Garba Lawal!

Mynd44:


Unlike other people who said they won't do anything unconstitutional meaning if the constitution is changed to allow them, they will contest. This press statement says their is no possibility that President General Buhari will stay beyond May 29, 2032.

No vague clause, just putting it all out

I agree with u. D president will not stay beyond May 29, 2032. By d way, how many is that?

Falana, SAN is only disgracing himself with his reckless talks.

Why can't Falana ran ti Ara e

lexy2014:


I agree with u. D president will not stay beyond May 29, 2032. By d way, how many is that?

Lol i don laugh tire. Seems he made a typo error and he meant 2023.

If Bubu stays till 2032, then Nigeria is in great dilemna!

Mynd44:
I like that he said the president is not going for a third term amd he will not an amendment of the constitution to allow him be able to contest for a third term.

Unlike other people who said they won't do anything unconstitutional meaning if the constitution is changed to allow them, they will contest. This press statement says their is no possibility that President General Buhari will stay beyond May 29, 2032.

No vague clause, just putting it all out

Is that why you closed the other thread and made it keep recycling itself through the link at the bottom?

He won't seek a thrid term, what he wants is a third term

Stalwert:
Fa-Lie-na has become a major producer and trader of fake news, he will see Iranian sponsored Urchins like Zazzaky and say hey I wonder how much they pay, he will see US funded and campaign funds chewing Sowore and say Dollar is good at this time of the year.

How is US funding Sowore?

rusher14:


Is that why you closed the other thread and made it keep recycling itself through the link at the bottom?

You mean the APC Mod

He can go for Third Term, we love him because he just appointed a Yoruba man as the New Post Master General of the Federation, even though many of us here don't even know whether NIPOST is still existing

lexy2014:


How is US funding Sowore?

How is he getting air time on their major News Network like CNN? The political establishment are aligning behind him, referring to him as a US citizen. Na their tool to cause discension in Nigeria.

LegendHer0:


Lol i don laugh tire. Seems he made a typo error and he meant 2023.

If Bubu stays till 2032, then Nigeria is in great dilemna!

But d guy was sounding so high and mighty in his comments. Na one small thing just mess up d guy

maybachmusic:



You mean the APC Mod

In my opinion he's a PDP Mod.

I know, he is a man of his word.

Same way he told us in 2011 abi 2013 he would be spend only 1 term in office if elected.

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.


Hausa say magana yakare..

Stalwert:


How is he getting air time on their major News Network? The political establishment are aligning behind him, referring to him as a US citizen. Na their tool to cause discension in Nigeria.

When was he referred to as a US citizen. Is he a US citizen for real? What's wrong with him getting airtime on their major news networks? For how long has he been getting this airtime? Is it for free? So because he gets airtime on their news networks& he is referred to as a US citizen, that automatically makes him a "tool to cause dissension in Nigeria"?

Hmmmmm we hear

WHAT IS GARBA SHEHU??

ivolt:

Who was Falana before this government?
Has anything changed?

Falana was/is a leader of thought and opinion molder.