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Why Jonathan is not qualified to vie for presidency in 2023 – Falana

by iDeemlawful
April 29, 2022
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Why Jonathan is not qualified to vie for presidency in 2023 – Falana
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Thursday explained why former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot run for the presidency in 2023.

The ex-President has come under increasing pressure from Nigerians in the last few days to join the presidential race in a bid to return to the office he vacated in 2015.

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A group of Nigerians comprising young men and women staged a peaceful rally at Jonathan’s office in Abuja and asked him to vie for the presidency next year.

He later addressed the group and asked them to “watch out” for his next political move.

However, in a statement he personally signed, the human rights activist said Jonathan cannot contest the 2023 presidential election by virtue of Section 137 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The statement read: “It has been confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan has decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the 2023 presidential election.

“However, the former President is disqualified from contesting the said election by 137 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended which provides as follows: ‘A person who was sworn in to complete the term for which another person was elected as President shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.

“Some people have said that the amendment is not retrospective and therefore cannot apply to Dr. Jonathan. Assuming without conceding that the amendment is not retrospective, it is submitted that under the current Constitution a President or Governor cannot spend more than 2 terms of 8 years. In other words, the Constitution will not allow anyone to be in office for more than a cumulative period of 8 years.

“It is not in dispute that Dr. Jonathan became the President of Nigeria in 2010 following the sudden death of President Umaru Yaradua. He later contested and won the 2011 presidential election. Having spent 5 years in office as President, Dr. Jonathan is disqualified from contesting the 2023 presidential election.

“The reason is that if he wins the election, he will spend an additional term of 4 years. It means that he would spend a cumulative period of 9 years as President of Nigeria in utter breach of Section 137 of the Constitution which provides for a maximum two terms of 8 years

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