Senator Ahmad Lawan, Nigeria’s quantity three citizen, has reacted to a media report that he’s supporting a tenure extension for President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a press release made by his Particular Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, the Senate President denied the report which alleged that he’s scheming to assist the President keep in energy past 2023.
Lawan additionally debunked the information saying that he gained’t thoughts a constitutional modification to permit limitless time period of workplace for President if President Buhari needs to stay in workplace past 2023.
The senate president stated he firmly stands by the constitutional provision for a time period restrict for elected public officers and wouldn’t assist any transfer to amend the part.
He famous that the false report which is totally the handiwork of mischief makers is now being circulated once more on social media by purveyors of faux information.
The assertion reads: “The Workplace of the President of the Senate has famous a tweet by one Comr. Mayor attributing a fabricated assertion to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
“Within the mischievous tweet, the Senate President was quoted as saying he “gained’t thoughts a constitutional modification to permit limitless time period of workplace for President if President Buhari needs to stay in workplace past 2023.”
“Our preliminary response was to disregard the ignoble mischief particularly since it’s not new, having been posted two years in the past on 27 March 2019.
“However as a result of the tweet has been trending once more on social media, it turns into essential to challenge a proper rebuttal of its purport.
“We, subsequently, say categorically that the Senate President has by no means made any such assertion, earlier than or after 2019.
“The previous tweet which was totally the handiwork of mischief makers is now being circulated once more on social media by purveyors of faux information
“The 1999 Structure has a agency place on the tenure of the President that displays the favored stand of Nigerians.”
