The Ekiti
State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called for the immediate resignation of
President Muhammadu Buhari, barely 48 hours after visiting Aso Rock, for the
Council of State meeting.
He made this call in a statement
signed by his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, which was made available on Sunday
morning.
Fayose
described the present insecurity and economic problems in the country as evidence
of the President’s cluelessness and inability to steer the ship of the country.
He said: “For a President that
was elected because he promised to fight corruption and clear the North-East of
the boko haram insurgents within three months, the signs that he must take a
bow and return home are clear even more than crystal. He should resign.”
Fayose revealed that the latest
events in the country, especially the abduction of over 100 pupils of the
Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, and the Transparency
International, TI, damning report revealing that the perception of corruption
in Nigeria worsened between 2016 and 2017, further vindicated his position
before the 2015 Presidential election, that Buhari lacked the required capacity
to govern a diverse and complex nation like Nigeria.
He added: “President Buhari
promised Nigerians that he will bring back the missing Chibok Girls and defeat
boko haram within three months.
“After more than 32 months in
office, boko garam is still killing Nigerians, with herdsmen also on a killing
spree.
“Painfully, the same boko haram
they claimed to have defeated, suddenly became strong enough to kidnap over 100
students. Now, Nigeria is not only looking for the remaining Chibok Girls,
another over 100 innocent students have joined, this is unacceptable!
“Funny
enough, a few days ago, the President called on all Nigerians to be prepared to
pay the ‘ultimate price’ for the progress and unity of the nation, and I wish
to ask him what other price does he want Nigerians to pay.
“Already, Nigerians are
sacrificing their lives by getting killed, while seeking what to eat. Some have
even committed suicide! Yet, the same President who is enjoying all the
benefits of his office is calling on Nigerians to forgo personal pleasures and
pay the ultimate price.”
Governor Fayose, who described
those urging President Buhari to seek reelection as selfish people who do not
have the interests of Nigerians at heart, added that no right-thinking Nigerian
would pray to have the fate of the country in the hands of a clueless
individual like President Buhari for another four years.
“When Buhari mounts the campaign
podium, what will he tell Nigerians? Will he tell Nigerians that corruption and
insecurity have not worsened than it was in 2015? Will the President say that
Nigerians deserve to be buying petrol that they were buying at N86 per litre in
2015 at N180 now?
“Is President Buhari going to
justify that within 30 months, Nigeria’s debt that was N12.06 trillion in 2015,
increased by over N10 trillion?
“Fact is that Nigeria is under a
rudderless Federal Government. Everything is now upside down, with everywhere
in the country becoming insecure. What Nigerians expect in a situation like
this, is a clean break from this calamitous government, and a new breath of
life, not a continuation of a government lacking direction.”
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