AFRICAN LEADERS AND THEIR PALAVA

IS LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA A DO OR DIE AFFAIRS
(FUN FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN LEADERS)
1.  President Alpha Conde of guinea Conakry is  a motion to run for 3rd term in office by force, the president is 81yrs old and he wants a referendum to change the constitution of the country to rum for a third term. citizens of the country have been on protest since last year, the president however sent the military to frighten the citizens ( over 20 citizens have been killed).
2. Also president Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi changed the constitution of Burundi in 2018 extending his tenure by seven years. During his tenure rumors had been that he kills his opposition.
3.  Paul Biya of Cameroon in 2008  also changed the constitution and removed the two term presidential limit. He has been in power for more than 40 years considering the fact that he was a prime minister before he became a president.
4. In 2005 the president of Chad republic  Idris deby, removed the two term limit from the constitution. Although it was re-instated last year but it was said that it does not apply to president Idris, that he can rule till 2033. president Idris had been in power since 1990 when he came through a coup.
5. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda altered the constitution to allow him remain in power till 2034. President kagame is Presently in his 3rd term, he came into power in 2000.
6. President Paul of Gnyasigbe of Togo  altered the constitution, making presidency a  two- five year term, which does not take into account the three terms he had been in power in 2005. President Paul succeeded his father as the president of Togo after his death.
7. In ivory coast President Alassane Outtara also altered the constitution in 2016 to allow him run a third term in 2020, he came to power in 2010.
8. President of Djibouti also in 2010 changed the constitution to allow him run for third term. he came into power in 1999.
9. In 2005 Ugandan president Mussoveni removed a term limiting clause in the constitution  that would have preventing him from seeking re- election. Also in 2017  they removed a again in the 2021 presidential election
10. In 2006 President Olusengun Obasanjo of Nigeria also bid for 3rd term,  however the bill was rejected in the house of Assembly despite the rumors of his terror and bribe offers to the senators.
         These are just a few among all of it, African leaders who do not favor the citizens, are clinging to power.
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