Coordinator of North East Youths Progressive Alliance (NEYPA), Barrister Husseini Saraki, has said calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the worsening level of insecurity in the country, is not an option.
Husseini who made the statement in a press conference on Tuesday night held at the NUJ secretariat, Bauchi, said Buhari is not the problem, and has tried his best to resolve the issues of insecurity in the country.
The statement came as calls for the resignation of the president gained momentum following the recent killing of farmers by Boko Haram insurgents in Zamarmari, Borno State, last Saturday. The incident has prompted several Nigerians including the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to call for the resignation of the President over what they say is his failure to combat increasing insecurity.
"We do not see any evidence of willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide security over Nigerians. In civilized nations, leaders who fail to provide security will do the honourable thing and resign,’ Publicity and Advocacy Director of the Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed, said in a statement
"On the issue of resigning, in every country there are challenges but how we respond is what determines. We cannot say that we are calling for the president to resign, he has done his own. It’s just that there are problems here and there,’ he said
"If we are adopting a particular strategy and it is not working we should change it. It is only when the advice is not heeded or at best the President is not doing what is expected, the best thing is to resign. In our own way, we are calling that the security apparatus should be overhaul and restrategise to meet the challenges of fighting insurgents who are now attacking soft targets”
The northern youth group commended the federal government for sending a strong delegation to condole the family of the deceased farmers saying the delegation should be accompanied by a high-powered committee that will ensure strict implementation of the recommendation by Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum.