Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says it is foolish for
anyone to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the insecurity in the
country.
Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader, had earlier asked
Buhari to step down over the persistent state of insecurity.
Abaribe made the call while contributing to a debate on the
country’s insecurity at plenary on Wednesday.
“When you want to deal with a matter, you go to the head so
we will go to government and ask this government to resign because they can no
longer do anything,” Abaribe had said.
But replying in a statement, Shehu said Abaribe’s stance
does not represent the collective wish of Nigerians.
He said the president is working hard to see to the end of
insurgency in Nigeria and “he alone can do it”.
Shehu asked: “President Buhari to resign on what basis? Just
because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they
expect him to quit. That call does not represent the opinion of the country.
This is the opinion of an armchair critic, known for making stray comments.
“President Buhari is working hard to keep Nigeria and
Nigerians out of the harm terrorists have unleashed in the entire Sahel and
Sub-Saharan Africa with the support of Nigerians and our foreign friends, he is
going to finish off these terrorists. He alone can do it.”
Shehu also tackled Abaribe who stood as one of the sureties
for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), when he was
granted bail by a federal high court in Abuja.
He also took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
which he accused of “raping” Nigeria.
“If a leader like President Buhari needs to resign, there
are millions of other Nigerians who need to resign, including Senator Abaribe
who unlocked the door to enable the escape of traitorous and treasonable
suspects,” he said.
“He signed the bond for the court to release Nnamdi Kanu on
bail, from which moment the suspect disappeared into the thin air. Senator
Abaribe has failed repeated deadlines to return Kanu to the court for trial,
yet he has the effrontery with which to accuse someone of failing to the
bidding of the law.
“This is a man who should have replaced the suspects he
failed to produce in the correctional facility.
“Abaribe’s party raped the nation and left it collapsing in
2015 and President Buhari is fixing things up all the years he is in office.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
Insulting the man and the party he represents is not the way forward. Pls don't politicize the lives of Nigerians. Mr Shehu what is the way forward? Why should the president not resign?
ReplyDelete