The presidency has taken a swipe at former Governor of
Lagos State and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, for seeking the resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Through an official statement, the President’s
spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said it was clear that Tinubu and other leaders in
the APC who made the statement were merely seeking to enthrone anarchy in the
country.
Read part of the statement here:
“The assertion by Senator Tinubu at a political rally
in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday that in “civilized” societies, the
President should have resigned is unfounded and lacking in historical
precedence. We challenge him to tell Nigerians which part of his “civilized”
world has there been a call on a President to resign during an on-going war.
“When terrorists attacked the United States of America
in September 2001, leaders of the Democratic Party did not demand a resignation
of President George Bush but rather they rose in defence of the American nation
to support the various measures taken by the President to defeat the Al Qaeda
terrorists.
“It is perhaps necessary to remind the APC leader that
it was leading members of his party who vehemently opposed and openly
criticized the proscription of the Boko Haram sect by the Federal Government in
2013 with some of them even going as far as describing it as a move against the
North while others tried to incite the Civil Society to condemn this
anti-terrorists act.”
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