The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Muhammadu Buhari no longer deserves the designation of the Commander-In-Chief, given his alleged manifest failure to effectively lead from the fronts against bandits and terrorists ravaging Nigeria.
The PDP asserted, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, that the recent declaration by his former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, that, under the current approach, it would take the nation 20 years to vanquish terrorists, was a direct hit on Buhari.
The party said it noted with dismay that Nigeria had descended to a level where government officials and other prominent Nigerians had resorted to begging and negotiating with terrorists, adding that such ugly reality of a failed state confirmed that the Buhari administration had surrendered the sovereignty of Nigeria to bandits, insurgents and terrorists.
It said the recent statement by the Minister of Defence, Gen. Bashir Magashi, that unarmed Nigerians should protect themselves in the face of armed aggression by bandits and terrorists, further exposed Buhari as a failed Commander-in-Chief, who could not stand up to the demands of the designation of his office.
“It should interest Mr. President that a member of his cabinet has declared him ineffective as well as one who is incapable of commanding his parade and guaranteeing the safety of lives and property of our citizens.
“Even more depressing is the disposition of the Buhari Presidency to blame victims of terrorists’ attacks, as was in the case of the beheading of 43 compatriots in Borno state, instead of going after and apprehending the assailants.
“Such tendencies against Nigerians expose the lack of determination by the Buhari administration to fight insurgents which, in turn, emboldens the outlaws who had earlier been pushed to the fringes under the PDP administration, to resurge to unleash terror on our compatriots,” the PDP stated.
The party said it therefore charged Buhari to end his administration’s lethargic and cowardly disposition towards the handling of security matters in the country.
“Mr. President must stand up to the demands of his office and designation as the Commander-in-Chief,” the party added.
