The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has asked the Presidency to end their official secrecy and come clear on
the reasons for President Buhari’s alleged ‘technical stopover’ in London.
In a statement released today,
the party said Nigerians should note that President Buhari left the United
States 48 hours ago and embarked on an unofficial visit to United Kingdom for
undisclosed reasons without transmitting a letter to the National Assembly.
This is impunity and another
constitutional breach. Continue to read their statement below
President Buhari had on Tuesday
left the United States, where he had an embarrassing and fruitless outing and
instead of returning to the country, detoured to the UK for another private
visit without regard to full disclosure requirements of our constitution and
laws.
Indeed, Nigerians are worried
about the signal being sent out by this penchant for secret itinerary,
particularly, given the poor reputation and governance transparency issues
confronting our nation under the Buhari administration.
The Presidency must understand
that President Buhari is not a private citizen and as long as his upkeep and
itinerary is sourced from our hard-earned resources, there must be full
disclosure, as citizens deserve to know the purpose of the visit and the cost
to our nation.
This is especially as President
Buhari’s foreign trips, which come at great costs, have not brought any gains
to our country. Instead, the President has continued to de-market our nation in
the international arena. The just concluded the Commonwealth Head of Government
Meeting (CHOGM) in London, where he cast aspersion at our enterprising youths
and failed to return with any dividend readily comes to mind.
Furthermore, President Buhari’s
admission at the Voice of America (VOA) that he was unable to reach any
agreement with President Donald Trump on any matter of interest to Nigeria,
during his US visit and that he has no future development agenda to validate
his 2019 re-election bid, confirm our position that the Buhari administration has
nothing to offer Nigerians.
The PDP therefore urges President
Buhari’s handlers to adequately prepare him before international outings as
well as ensure full disclosure on all his visits outside the country, since he
embodies the image and integrity of our nation, until May 29, 2019.
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