President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied report that he’s nursing to become a life president in the country, saying he won’t stay in office beyond the eight years permitted by the Constitution.
Tinubu gave the assurance, in a statement, issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, after a former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El Rufai accused him of planning to sit tight in office, if he wins the 2027 election, describing the president as a fake democrat.
He also spoke after former President Olusegun Obasanjo said it was untrue that he plotted for a third term in office, saying he never commissioned anyone to do that on his behalf, he could have achieve the aim if he wanted to, the former Nigerian leader said on Sunday.
The magazine reports that the former governor is among key opposition leader in the country who have formed a a coalition, to oust Tinubu from office in 2027.
The key leaders have all coalesced into the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to achieve their aim of preventing Tinubu from securing a second term in office.
Debunking El Rufai’s claim that Tinubu is trying to you the 2027 election as a stepping stone, to making himself a life president Tinubu said he has no such plans, promising to stick with the maximum eight years if he’s retuned to power in the next election slated for less than two years.
The presidential spokesman said the former governor is yet to come to terms with the growing popularity of Tinubu, particularly in the north, saying El Rufai’s plot to stop Tinubu from returning to power is “a mission doomed to fail.”
Part of the statement: “Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai appears to need some help, especially given his recent unfounded claims and speculations about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It is increasingly evident that El-Rufai has recognised the futility of attempts by his associates in his new party to prevent President Tinubu’s likely re-election in 2027. This plot is proving to be unattainable, a mission doomed to fail.
“After reports of the grand reception President Tinubu received in Kaduna last Friday, El-Rufai was clearly surprised by the depth of support the President continues to enjoy in the North. This stands in stark contrast to his narrative that the region has abandoned the President.
”In response, he resorted to spreading further unfounded stories, including the claim that President Tinubu intends to become a “life president” after 2027—a speculation that is baseless and absurd.
“President Tinubu is a democrat who does not intend to stay in office beyond May 28, 2031, when re-elected in 2027.
“Governor Uba Sani may wish to reach out to his predecessor, as El-Rufai could benefit from some professional counselling to steer him away from his recent hallucinations and political fabrications on Tinubu and 2027.”
El Rufai, the magazine earlier reported was President Tinubu’s ally until they parted ways after the former governor failed to scale the Nigerian Senate hurdle to become a minister of the Federal Republic.
He blamed President Tinubu for his misfortune, according to those close to him, saying he was betrayed by the president despite supporting him to win the 2023 presidential election.
The Presidency has dEnied betraying the former governor cum minister under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, where he served as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
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