life-support
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the hurried trip
embarked to London by First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was a confirmation that
President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that “It is six
days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the President
is indeed on life-support.”
Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media,
Lere Olayinka said the governor, who addressed some journalists in Lagos on
Monday, insisted that “The worsen condition of the President’s health
necessitated the hurried trip of our First Lady, Her Excellency Aisha Buhari to
London and it is hoped that she will have the courage to tell Nigerians the
truth this time around.”
He said “no one is interested in President Buhari’s death. Rather, we are
interested in freeing Nigeria from the hands of these few individuals who are
presently holding the country to ransom.”
Governor Fayose, who maintained that President Buhari must resign, said;
“Today is the 184th day of 2017. Out of these 184 days, our President has spent
107 days abroad taking care of his health.
“How does a nation move forward when its President is spending the better
part of his time abroad for Medicare?
“For how long can Nigeria and its people wait for a President who is
incapacitated? For how long can our people continue to suffer just because some
people want to hold on to power at all cost?
“That was the reason I raised the issue of President Buhari’s age, health
and mental capacity in 2015 and warned against electing President him.”
Speaking further, the governor said; “Nigerians should be reminded that
in 2010 when there was uncertainty over the health of the then President Umaru
Musa Yar'Adua, President Buhari called on the National Assembly to impeach
Yar'Adua.
“The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who was the
Spokesperson of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) also said Nigerians should
be briefed daily on Yar’Adua’s health status. Lai Mohammed said then that ‘the
health of the President, as a public figure cannot be of interest only to his
family and friends. Nigerians have a right to know.’
“Just the same way President Buhari asked the National Assembly to remove
Yar’Adua in 2010; I am also insisting that the President must be made to bow
out of office so that Nigeria and its people can be saved from this state of
uncertainty.
“No doubt, it has been argued that since Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is
already functioning as Acting President, President Buhari can be bedridden for
as long as his illness last, but the reality that Nigerians must accept is that
the Acting President cannot fully exercise the powers of the President.
“However, pending his resignation, I am also aligning myself with what
Lai Mohammed said in 2010 on Yar’Adua’s health by demanding that he (Lai Mohammed)
should begin a daily briefing of Nigerians based on authentic details provided
by the President's doctors.
“Nigeria belongs to all of and its collective interest remains greater
than those of any individual or group and together, we must save Nigeria.”
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