President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to a call by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he ought to resign.
PDP’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus had approached Buhari to resign because of alleged spate of corruption in his government.
Talking in the interest of the Party at a press briefing on Friday, Secondus had blamed the Buhari driven government for regulating re-looting of the National treasury.
Secondus had said Buhari should do the good thing by resigning as an elder statesman.
He noticed that the current investigation progressing at the National Assembly shows that the government has no head.
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In any case, while talking through his representative, Garba Shehu, the president promised not to quit.
In a statement he signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, Shehu said Buhari was determined to continue his fight against corruption in Nigeria.
Shehu said the call by Secondus was an indication that Buhari should cover up fraud rather than probe such menace.
He said:-
“It a time when the whole world is unifying to confront a common enemy, Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has launched a whirlwind campaign promoting undemocratic values, the latest manifestation of which is the call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation for allowing audits and investigation into several agencies of government, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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“Based on the statement issued by the embattled chairman of the Party, Prince Uche Secondus, it is clear that they would have liked the President to not investigate but to cover things up: to not wake the sleeping lion as voiced by another of their leaders.”
“President Buhari will not resign. He is determined to continue the crusade against corruption, both legacy and recently unearthed cases, that are found to be shabbily handled, and in some cases unattended to by past administrations.
