Gbenro Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the African leaders to stop elongating their tenure in office, saying it is becoming a source of trouble in the West African region.
Buhari stated this today at the on-going 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government being held at Niamey, Niger Republic.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, the president stated, “As leaders of our individual Member-States of ECOWAS, we need to adhere to the constitutional provisions of our countries, particularly on term limits. This is one area that generates crisis and political tension in our sub-region.” -President Buhari”.
“Related to this call for restraint is the need to guarantee free, fair and credible elections. This must be the bedrock for democracy to be sustained in our sub-region, just as the need for adherence to the rule of law.”-President Buhari”, he concluded.
