Egypt: Only voters can remove elected leaders, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Lagos restated the opposition of Nigeria and the African Union to the unconstitutional removal of any democratically-elected government. A statement by the President's Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, said Jonathan made this known during an audience with Amb. Raouf Saad, Special Envoy of the Interim President of Egypt, Mr Adly Mansour at the State House, Marina, Lagos. According to the statement, Jonathan declared that the Federal Government maintains its stand that only the electorate in any country have the constitutional right to remove an elected leader. ‘‘Welcoming the assurance by Amb. Saad that the Egyptian military were not currently involved in the day-to-day administration of the country, President Jonathan advised the interim government to do all within it powers to return Egypt to democratic rule as quickly as possible. ‘‘The President told the Special Envoy that Egypt was very important to Africa and tha...