I Swear By Holy Quran I Won’t Do Third Term: Buhari
The President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to circumvent the Nigerian Constitution to have a third term in office.
“I
swear by the holy Qur’an that I will uphold the constitution of the
country, and by that, I must relinquish power in 17 months’ time,†Mr
Buhari, a former military despot, pledged. “I will go, God’s willing. I
hope whoever is coming after me will try to do the three things I tried
to do.â€
He also noted that he would devote his remaining time in
office to tackle the worsening deterioration of insecurity and grinding
poverty in Africa’s most populous nation.
“One, to secure the
country. If I leave the country unsecured, it cannot be managed,†the
president asserted. “Secondly, the economy. We have a lot of people who
are unemployed.â€
On Thursday, Mr Buhari made the vow while
inaugurating the Muhammadu Indimi Centre for Distance Learning and an
International Conference at the University of Maiduguri.Read more
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