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EXPLOSIVE: THERE IS A THIRD TERM AGENDA PLAN FOR BUHARI, FALANA REVEALS DETAIL
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Afnews Editor
Dec 22, 2019
Legal luminary, Femi Falana, has alleged that there was a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari.
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The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated that soon, Nigerians will start seeing manifestations of the 'plot'.
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He spoke in reaction to a suit by a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the National Assembly should amend the constitution to allow Buhari to contest again.
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Falana told Sunday Tribune: "I hope Nigerians have not forgotten that when the Babangida-led junta was going to extend its tenure, we had the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN) that went to court that the 1993 presidential election should not hold.
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"We thought it was a joke. So, very soon, Nigerians will have other manifestation over the third term agenda.ÔÇØ
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Recently, Buhari declared that he had no third term plan.
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At the APC National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, the President explained that both age and the country's constitution prevents him from staying beyond 2023.
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His words: "I'm not going to make the mistake of attempting a third term.
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"Besides the age, I swore by the holy book that I would go by the constitution and the constitution said two terms.
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"I know that I'm in my last term and I can afford to be reckless because I'm not going to ask for anybody's vote.ÔÇØ
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Last Tuesday, the House of Representatives rejected a bill seeking to provide for a single tenure of six years for president and governors.
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Critics say the strategy behind the bill was to push it to become a law and take effect from 2023 to allow Buhari re-contest.
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The bill was sponsored by John Dyegh from Benue State.
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But during the debate, most of the lawmakers kicked against it, arguing that there is nothing wrong with the system Nigeria currently operates.
