No Tenure Elongation For Oyegun, Others - Buhari Tells Party

L-R: Muhammadu Buhari - John Odigie-Oyegun

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, March, 27, reportedly described as illegal the tenure elongation for the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, and other elected officials of the party.

Buhari who spoke at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, said the extension decided upon at the party’s NEC meeting on February 28 is against the constitution of the APC.

The president explained that after due consultation, it had become imperative to overturn the resolution of the February 27 NEC, which allowed the tenure extension, on the ground that it contravened Article 17 Sub-section 1 of the Party constitution which recommends a 4-year tenure for all elected officials.

He also noted that the extension contravened the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which requires elected officials to present themselves for re-election after four years.

Buhari stressed the need for members to avoid constitutional infractions which could make the Party vulnerable to litigation.






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