Jonathan will not benefit from tenure elongation –Abati

African Examiner

29 July 2011

Jonathan will not benefit from tenure elongation –Abati

President Goodluck Jonathan has again said he would not benefit from the

constitution amendment proposing a 6-year single term for president and the 36

governors of the federation.

The special adviser to the president (Media and Publicity) Dr Reuben Abati told

journalists at the white house, Abuja that the president will not benefit from the

constitutional amendment if it sails through at the National Assembly.

Dr Abati faulted opposition parties that have continued to criticize the proposed

amendment even when they have not seen the details of the bill. He advised

them to wait until the bill is drafted and sent to the National Assembly.

According to the presidential spokesman, the president has the right to

announce his vision for the country, which he has just done in the proposed

amendment.