The convener of pro-democracy and good governance group, Deji Adeyanju, has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to address Nigerians or face a mass protest for his resignation.
In a statement made available to newsmen by Deji Adeyanju and his secretary Dr. John Danfulani, the group worried about the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari despite speculation over his ill health, which has for several weeks kept him out of public functions including Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings.
The group said in its statement that “The handling of the situation relating to President Buhari’s health has led to a lot of political uncertainty in the country. This uncertainty has in turn led to a lot of economic uncertainty as major economic stakeholders and players are unable to make short, middle and long term economic decisions”
“Furthermore, the uncertainty about President Buhari’s health is stoking ethnic and religious tensions”
The group further disclosed that recently a user of the social networking site Facebook had threatened to kill 200 innocent Nigerians if President Buhari dies.
According to the group the threat may not be unconnected with rumours making rounds in the northern parts of the country that President Buhari was poisoned.
“If President Buhari fails or refuses to address the nation within 14 days of this statement, we will commence a series of nationwide peaceful processions calling on President Buhari to resign from office. The processions will also call on the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly to set up a committee to assess his health in line with Section 144 of the Constitution if he fails or refuses to do so.
“While we recognise that illnesses can afflict anyone, particularly someone of President Buhari’s age, an occupant of the office of the president has to be more forthcoming with information regarding his health. It is an obligation that the President bears to conduct himself in a manner that does not affect the peace, order and good governance of the country”
