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Tenure Extension: Buhari Addresses Insecurity, When He’ll Leave Office

Tare Magbei
Tare Magbei
Published: June 13, 2025
Last updated: June 13, 2025
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The Presidency has stated that the transfer of power from President Buhari, to another democratically-elected leader on May 29, 2023, remains sacrosanct.

This was in response to comments by a senior lawyer, Robert Clarke, who, in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, suggested that the President should remain in office for six extra months to address the insecurity.

Clarke added that the current state of the nation is too volatile to accommodate next year’s general election.

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However, in a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the presidency said the current administration would honour the constitution and the people’s right to decide.

The statement titled ‘May 29 handover is sacrosanct, says the Presidency’.

The statement reads in part;

“In response to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria’s recent remarks, the Presidency wishes to state as follows:

“Chief Robert Clarke, a very well-respected elder may be sincere in his wish for the President to extend his term by six months. We wish to categorically restate that the President will step down on May 29th, 2023, after serving two terms – as per the constitution.”

“Having been the first recipient of a democratic transfer of power from an incumbent administration to an opposition candidate in Nigerian history, the President is committed to extending and entrenching democratic values across the country. He shall, in turn, hand the privilege of serving the people of Nigeria to whomever they choose through free, fair and credible elections.

“However, Chief Clarke is right to say that without security, Nigeria would not likely realize its true potential as a peaceful and prosperous nation. That is why it has been at the core of this administration. The results are there for all to see. Boko Haram have been forced back from controlling whole swathes of this country.

“Internally Displaced Persons are now returning to rebuild their communities. These achievements have been accomplished through the bravery and determination of the Nigerian armed forces and the fortitude of the people of our nation.

“New challenges have arisen and tackled in turn – whether it’s the National Livestock Transformation Plan to alleviate herder-farmer clashes, the elimination of the leadership of ISWAP, or new efforts to combat banditry.

“Till the last day of the administration, the security of the citizens shall remain the administration’s paramount concern. We shall finish the job. Yet, in any case, respect for the constitution and Nigerians’ democratic rights remains the best path to securing and then maintaining peace.

“Yet there are others, such as Chief Afe Babalola, that believe elections should be suspended, with the current elected government replaced by an interim unelected administration. This, he claims, is necessary to create a new constitution for the people, made possible, paradoxically, by ignoring their democratic rights. Down that path lies crisis and instability.

“Instead, this administration proposes something entirely simpler: honouring the constitution and people’s right to decide.”

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