The Nigerian president pledged in the Holy Qur'an that he will serve according to the constitution and leave when his term is up.

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that he will step down on May 29, 2023.

'Tazarce' is a word that comes to mind when I think of (tenure extension). I don't want anyone to start advocating for an unconstitutional extension of time. “I will not tolerate that,” he stated emphatically.

Buhari spoke at a meeting in Makkah with a select group of Nigerians resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he just ended a visit.

He gave assurances that in the balance of “eighteen months or so of my time left, whatever I can do to improve the life of Nigerians, I will do it for the country.”

The President commended diaspora Nigerians in the Kingdom for representing the country well and projecting its good image.