A former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Friday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign on health grounds.
Jibrin’s call came a day after he questioned the President’s “inaction” following the recent face-off between the Legislature and the Executive, and hours after the Presidency announced Buhari would be returning abroad for further medical treatment, the PUNCH reports.
In a series of posts from his Twitter handle, @AbdulAbmJ, the embattled lawmaker said Buhari should resign because of his health, which has left many of his supporters worried.
He wrote, “PMB, TIME TO LET GO: So many issues are left unattended, even small issues, that a presidential cough can deal with are left hanging.”
“Supporters are worried, understandably resorting to grumbling in hush voices, while keeping bold faces and holding on to hope and prayers.”
“The government has so many soft targets for internal and external opposition to feast on. We must tell ourselves the truth rather than live in denial.
“At President Buhari’s age, working actively for over 50 years, even without his present health condition, his capacity will be greatly challenged.
“Mr. President himself admitted that he had never been this sick in his entire life, which makes the entire scenario really worrisome.
“Then we are reminded every day that PMB will travel abroad again to attend to his health as if it is just normal and we should celebrate?
“I believe that the combination of these two factors of his age and health situation has slowed down the pace of PMB and the All Progressives Congress government.
“This has become clearly noticeable because it is a time that the country is expected to be on auto cruise in dealing with its challenges, bearing in mind that the present APC government is fast running out of time. Yet, things continue to go even slower, slower and slower! The more PMB appears on camera, the more the narrative of his health situation takes the centre stage and the uncertainty it creates.
“Life and health belong to God, but the more I see pictures of Mr. President, the more I am convinced he needs to go and rest. He needs it!”
