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General News of Thursday, 20 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Buhari won't resign because of security challenges - Lai Mohammed

Lai Mohammed Lai Mohammed

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), won't retire because of the security challenges in the country.

Warning against calls for the president's resignation and that of his service chiefs, Lai Mohammed stated that Buhari will rule till 2023 as mandated by Nigerians.

“As I said earlier, the country is facing security challenges, and the challenges are being tackled headlong,” Lai said.

“However, there have been some red herrings in recent times, including those calling for the resignation of Mr President or the sack of the service 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.”