According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made the call while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic.
Buhari, who became Nigerian President in 2015 and whose second and final term of four years ends in May 2023, urged his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and ensure free and fair elections. “As it is, the challenges facing the sub-region are enormous; from socio-economic matters to security issues, the ECOWAS sub-region cannot therefore afford another political crisis, in the guise of tenure elongation.“I urge us all to resist the temptation of seeking to perpetuate ourselves in power beyond the constitutional provisions.
“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.”
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