Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has responded to calls in some quarters in the country for the resignation of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s President, saying that the President will “preside over the affairs of the country till the expiration of his tenure”
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Information Minister in his response during a press briefing in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Wednesday, however, noted that President Buhari will not resign as requested by some Nigerians because he has the “overwhelming mandate of Nigerians” to lead them.
The Minister of Information added that the mandate won’t expire until 2023 and that President Buhari who many say is not in control of his “Next level” administration, has every intention to see out his contract with Nigerians.
Mohammed also reiterated that the current service chiefs won’t be sacked, but, however, stressed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government remains committed to tackling all forms of insecurity challenges ravaging the country.
His words: “As I said earlier, the country is facing security challenges, and the challenges are being tackled headlong.
“However, there have been some red herrings in recent times, including those calling for the resignation of Mr President or the sack of the security chiefs.
“I just want to say that the government, which has provided and continues to provide the military and the security agencies with the wherewithal, believes in their ability to tackle insecurity.
“These challenges will be successfully tackled. I will, however, advise all commentators, especially political and religious leaders, to be very careful at this time not to aggravate the situation with incendiary comments, comments that cash in on our religious, ethnic and political fault lines to further divide us.
“The kind of comments that have been attributed to some leaders, especially religious leaders, are incendiary and reckless. Leaders should be part of solutions to problems, rather than aggravating situations.
“To those asking Mr President to resign, I wish to say this: Mr President will not resign.”
“He has the overwhelming mandate of Nigerians to preside over the affairs of the country till the expiration of his tenure in May 2023,” Mohammed opined.
