Tanzanian president bans extension of rule beyond term of office

DAR ES SALAAM, April
04 (Xinhua / GNA) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli reiterated on Wednesday his
position against the extension of his power beyond the constitutional limit

"My position as a
president is temporary and once my term is over, I will leave the same day ",
he said a public rally in the southern district of the East African nation
Newala.

Magufuli, on the
second day of his three-day work trip to the Mtwara region, said that he would not
tried to stay one more day after the end of his term.

President Magufuli
stated that it was his duty to bring development to the citizens, adding once his mandate
expired, he will leave it to others to continue to run the country.

In January 2017, the President
Magufuli rejected calls from ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
to extend his reign beyond the constitutional limit.

Magufuli was elected
in 2015 succeeding President Jakaya Kikwete. Its current mandate expires in 2020
when new elections will be held, and if he is re-elected, he will sit until 2025.

Tanzania held five
relatively peaceful multi-party general elections since 1995, all won by the
ruling party.

GNA