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Following the on-going Constitutional amendment by the National Assembly, led by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, former President, Goodluck Jonathan, is no longer eligible to contest in the 2019 Presidential election.
In the report by the Constitution Review Committee, the Lawmakers proposed that ”anyone who has been sworn is as President or Governor, to complete the term of the elected President or Governor, cannot do more than a single term.”
Based on this, Post-Nigeria recalled that Jonathan was sworn-in as President in May 2010, after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

After completing Yar’Adua’s tenure, Jonathan contested and won the Presidential election in 2011.
Based on the provisions of the amended Constitution, Jonathan has been disqualified to contest for President again.
The Committee worked on amending some sections of the 1999 Constitution.
Recall, that in: http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2017/07/breaking-tears-national-assembly-makes.html

Contest where ?

arm twisting and the fear of unknown



Don't worry the lessons he failed to teach buhari especially on his certificate issue as a weakling, buhari will teach him now

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This is targeting Osinbajo.

I say this because some lawyers will go to court to argue that the "one term" mentioned refers to the term he completed on behalf of his boss.

So he is not even allowed to contest on his own again.

WeShallSee:
This is targeting Osinbajo.

I say this because some lawyers will go to court to argue that the "one term" mentioned refers to the term he completed on behalf of his boss.

So he is not even allowed to contest on his own again.

The emboldened is absolutely correct. In fact, he is the sole target of this move.

WeShallSee:
This is targeting Osinbajo.

I say this because some lawyers will go to court to argue that the "one term" mentioned refers to the term he completed on behalf of his boss.

So he is not even allowed to contest on his own again.

u are very correct, all is because of osinbajo. Well he can still contest for just one term even if he completes buhari term, at least its still something.

This is a very silly amendment and it won't fly. The president will easily veto it.

WeShallSee:
This is targeting Osinbajo.

I say this because some lawyers will go to court to argue that the "one term" mentioned refers to the term he completed on behalf of his boss.

So he is not even allowed to contest on his own again.

You are right .

Our legislators are powerful than any other arm of government after all .

This is a war between the executive nd legislative and I won't be surprised if the amendment is reversed after osinbanjo has been eliminated .

Goodluck Jonathan again?. We have had enough pls. Y nw. Abeg we want a familiar stranger.

These HausaFulaniKanuris-Muslims........!!

Power too de hungry dem.

But Division is coming soon.

Just watch out. Soon

squarelead:
Goodluck Jonathan again?. We have had enough pls. Y nw. Abeg we want a familiar stranger.

Don't fall for the Goodluck caption of the news, they know he has no plan of contesting again

leave jona,he is now global man not nigeria alone. focus on buhari return

Selfish interests!

So of all the amendments we need in the constitution, this is our problem? What happened to including referendum into the constitution? Animals!

So Igbos can take over power for 8years by 2023-2031