THE Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign honourably and go for rest.
IYC president, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, Esq. Worldwide, in reaction to Obasanjo’s call, said Nigerians were not only agonizingly tired of Buhari’s government but would want him to resign from government and active politics.
“Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s timely advice on President Buhari to retire from politics in 2019 is an affirmation of the wishes of the majority of Nigerians.
“In the critical analysis of the style of governance by the present Government, hardly a Nigerian can accept Buhari coming back for the second tenure.
“Buhari’s Presidency represent different things to different Nigerians on the negative note.
“The entire Country is wailing and we can’t afford to have a continuation of this political attrition.
“The call for regime change at this critical time of our very existence is a clarion call that all lovers of democracy must endorse.
“The sufferings in the land is getting to a head and things must not be allowed to continue the way it is.
“We in the Niger Delta region, the call for a regime change means a socio-political harmony and national cohesion.
“As the Former President has clearly stated that he was only advising the Government, IYC also advises the President to rescind his ambition of contesting for the second tenure.
“It will be more honourable, especially for the sake of our peaceful coexistence if he did not contest.
“Let him be a statesman and maintain his integrity for the purpose of conducting hitch-free elections in 2019,” the Ijaw youth leader submitted.
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