A former Commissioner of Information in Edo state, Prince Kassim Afegbua has demanded for the resignation of President Muhammdu Buhari over Monday’s attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train, noting that the country is being presided over by an uncreative president.
Speaking via a news statement released on Tuesday, Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said the Buhari-administration has proven itself incapable of performing the basic duties of governance, including the constitutionally-mandated responsibility of protecting lives and properties.
Faulting an earlier statement from the Presidency accusing the PDP of a sinister plot to destabilize the country, Afegbua said the Buhari-administration has polarized the country and rendered its governance system prostrated.
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His statement read: “I read a statement from the presidency last week accusing the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, of trying to destabilise an already destabilised, dislocated, disjointed, crippled and demobilised country, presided over by an uncreative president.”
“When I read the statement, I was almost tempted to conclude that it is possible that those spokesmen of Mr. President now indulge in alcoholic intake which may have affected their psyche about the country they now speak for.”
“The fact is that Nigeria has been destabilised by this Buhari-led presidency, creating poverty, distributing hunger and circulating insecurity. Our military has been heavily overstretched, permanently on their toes, trying to piece together a country that is torn apart by nepotism, selective amnesia, cronyism and mediocrity.”
“Never, and I repeat, never has Nigeria been this dehumanised and traumatised in our over 62 years of independence. The Buhari-presidency has finally broken the chord of our unity and solidarity, polarised the country, rendered the system prostate, and delivered poor leadership to the chagrin of all.”
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“The Kaduna bound train attack is one bare-faced example of a presidency that has lost its compass and leadership roadmap. It is inhuman, agonisingly pulsating, and markedly wicked to continue to render condolence messages when the opportunity to arrest the situation is right within the purview of the government.”
“In saner climes, such a president would ordinarily resign his position and apologise to Nigerians for failing to live up to its expectations. A failed president has no business in government. A president that has led the country to the precipice, rendering its citizenry comatose, killing productivity, and appearing helpless to solving the multiplicity of problems confronting it, has no business being in government. A train attack with several deaths, is a further confirmation that the country has gone bunkers.”