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Pastor Tunde Bakare, Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly and former Vice Presidential Candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC , has called for the postponement of the 2015 elections in Nigeria slated for February, 2015.
Bakare made the call in a state of the nation broadcast on CHANNELS TV.
He said, ''Section 135(3) of the 1999 Constitution provides that if the Federation is at war, in which the territory of Nigeria is physically involved and the President considers that it is not practicable to hold elections, the National Assembly may by resolution extend the period of four years mentioned in subsection (2) of this section from time to time; but no such extension shall exceed a period of six months at any one time.''.
''Let us not forget that on May 14, 2013, while declaring a state of emergency in three states, President Goodluck Jonathan said of the activities of terrorists: ‘These actions amount to a declaration of war and a deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the Nigerian state and threaten its territorial integrity. As a responsible government, we will not tolerate this’.
''Records indicate that since that declaration, the situation has only worsened. Therefore, if the country was at war then, according to the president, it is even more so now.
Bakare also called for the creation of a transitional government which will be headed by the President.
#Bakare #Nigeria
Bakare made the call in a state of the nation broadcast on CHANNELS TV.
He said, ''Section 135(3) of the 1999 Constitution provides that if the Federation is at war, in which the territory of Nigeria is physically involved and the President considers that it is not practicable to hold elections, the National Assembly may by resolution extend the period of four years mentioned in subsection (2) of this section from time to time; but no such extension shall exceed a period of six months at any one time.''.
''Let us not forget that on May 14, 2013, while declaring a state of emergency in three states, President Goodluck Jonathan said of the activities of terrorists: ‘These actions amount to a declaration of war and a deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the Nigerian state and threaten its territorial integrity. As a responsible government, we will not tolerate this’.
''Records indicate that since that declaration, the situation has only worsened. Therefore, if the country was at war then, according to the president, it is even more so now.
Bakare also called for the creation of a transitional government which will be headed by the President.
#Bakare #Nigeria