Tinubu hails Senegalese president for not seeking third term

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Tinubu hails Senegalese president for not seeking third term

President Bola Tinubu on Friday praised the decision of his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, not to seek a third term in office after the end of his tenure.

He said Sall’s decision was an indication that the Senegalese leader put national interest above personal ambition and set a commendable tone in West Africa, which had recently been the subject of undemocratic regime change.

“With this singular decision, President Sall chose the stability, security, and economic well-being of his people over and above narrow personal interest,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake.

The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu applauds Senegalese President Macky Sall over decision not to seek third term.’

In the past few weeks, protests have rocked Senegal following speculations about a third-term ambition of President Sall, whose second tenure ends in 2024.

“The decision of President Mack Sall that he will abide by the constitutional term of office and not offer himself for a third term in Senegal is heart-warming,” he said.