Call for Buhari to Resign is dirty Politics- Lai Mohammed

The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said the call for the resignation of President Buhari by some persons due to the state of Insecurity in the country is irresponsible and amount to playing “dirty politics”.

Lai Mohammed stated this during a meeting with members of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in Lagos.

“In the wake of the killings, there have been calls in some quarters for Mr. President to resign. Well, let me say here that this call amounts to playing dirty politics with the issue of security, and it is cheap and irresponsible.

“Calling on the president to resign every time there is a setback in the war on terror is a needless distraction and cheap politicking. Let’s stop playing politics with the issue of security.”

Meanwhile, he described the recent killing of defenceless farmers in Borno State by the Boko Haram group as an act of cowardice and savagery.

He said the killing is not a true reflection of the progress being made by the military against Boko Haram.

According to the Minister, the devilish group’s act of going after soft targets is a sign of weakness and desperation, especially after they had suffered huge setbacks in the hands of the military in recent times.

However, he said that the president was elected in 2015 for a four-year term and re-elected in 2019 for another four-year term, adding that no amount of hysterical calls for resignation would prevent him from serving out his second term.