The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his
age.
On Monday, Buhari while receiving a delegation
led by Mohammed Bello, minister of the federal capital territory, said he thought he
turned 74 but was told that he is 75.
Reacting
in a statement on Tuesday, Diran Odeyemi, deputy spokesman of the PDP, wondered
how many other “inconsistencies” were in the president’s biodata submitted to
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Odeyemi
said INEC should revisit the forms filled by Buhari “to unearth other
inconsistencies therein”.
While
saying Nigerians do not need a president that “forgets things too easily”, the
deputy spokesman said many Nigerians and even the global community must have
been taken aback that a leader of a country did not know his real year of
birth.
“How
many other inconsistencies are in Mr. President’s biodata submitted to INEC? We
are sure there are more. And the world is waiting on the body to give details
about our president,” the statement read.
“We
advise INEC to revisit those forms President Buhari filled in all elections he
had participated in, especially those he filled before 2015 elections to
unearth other inconsistencies therein.
“In
a normal clime, the electoral umpire would have set in motion verification
modalities to avoid further national embarrassment and expose Mr President.
“Come
to think of it, a leader that does not know his real age, could not be said, to
have sound knowledge of the people and country he governs, let alone knowing
the peculiarities of the governed. This is simply not the kind of president
Nigeria needs at the moment.
“Not
too long ago, Nigeria became laughing stock with the inappropriate designation
of German chancellor, Angela Merkel as President of West Germany by President
Buhari.
“We
recall president Buhari once admitted that his age would slow down his
performance in office. For a country that could fall into an emergency
situation anytime, like the present government-failing induced fuel scarcity,
we don’t need a president that forgets things easily.
“We
advise Mr. President to consider turning in his resignation letter to avoid
further slowing down the country because of his age, and to also save our
corporate image as a country that has a president with occasional memory
failure.”
- The Cable
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