Ever since I posted my question of 29 January, I have been sincerely trying to figure out what the answer is. I think I know the answer. What some of you at least, were thinking is how African innovativeness can be applied to circumvent the obstacle presented by Barack Obama's challenge at the African heads of state gathering in Addis Ababa.
The answer - appoint a successor before your last term of office ends; then wait. Pray hard so that nature takes its course and the appointee somehow meets his maker just before the election. Then your party will be facing certain defeat unless it can somehow subvert the constitution and enable you to "stand in" for your deceased appointee. Voila! done. You've "constitutionally" got your extra term of office.
Only problem is: from now onwards appointees are likely to run for dear life as soon as they are appointed!
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