Nigerians from various walks of life had called for the
President’s resignation in the wake of Boko Haram’s massacre of farmers in
Borno State and the general insecurity in Nigeria.
Mohammed described the call for Buhari’s resignation as
irresponsible and cheap.
He insisted that Buhari would complete his tenure despite
calls to resign.
Recall that the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, had called for
Buhari’s resignation due to the high rate of insecurity in the North and the
country at large.
The Spokesman of the group, Hakeem Baba Ahmed had insisted
that Buhari had failed to protect Nigerians and needed to resign as the
President of Nigeria.
However, Mohammed insisted that those calling for Buhari’s
resignation were playing dirty and cheap politics.
He spoke during a meeting with members of the Newspaper
Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, in Lagos.
According to Mohammed: “In the wake of the killing, there
have been calls in some quarters for Mr. President to resign. Well, let me say
here that this call amounts to playing dirty politics with the issue of
security, and it is cheap and irresponsible.
“Mr. President was elected in 2015 for a four-year term and
re-elected in 2019 for another four-year term. No amount of hysterical calls
for resignation will prevent him from serving out his term.
“Now, let’s put things in context. Before Mr. President
assumed office, Boko Haram could stroll into any city, especially in the north,
to carry out deadly attacks. Abuja, the nation’s capital, Kano, Maiduguri, Jos,
Damaturu, etc were regularly targeted. Motor parks, churches, mosques, shopping
complexes were not spared. Today, that is a thing of the past. Suicide bombers
used to have a field day detonating their bombs and killing innocent people.
“Therefore, calling on the President to resign every time
there is a setback in the war on terror is a needless distraction and cheap
politicking. Let’s stop playing politics with the issue of security.”
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