The Presidency through its Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity Garba Shehu has responded to Governmental and Non-Governmental association who are dictating on specific timeline in which the president should run his administration.
Mr Garba Shehu in a statement made available to Control TV noted that such comportment will not be condoned by The President (Muhammadu Buhari).
He reiterated saying that the President Buhari Led-Administration will not take any resolution against the interests of its citizens of over 200 million people, who are the President’s first responsibility.
He further warned that such unpatriotic outburst are unhelpful and harmful to the government of the Federation and capitulation through pressure will not be an option for the presidency.
The statement Reads:
THE Presidency responds to the recurring threats to the corporate existence of the country with factions giving specific timelines for the President to to do one thing or another or else, in their language, “the nation will break up.”
“This is to warn that such unpatriotic outbursts are both unhelpful and unwarranted as this government will not succumb to threats and take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation’s full attention is needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19 health crisis”.
“Repeat: this administration will not take any decision against the the interests of 200 million Nigerians, who are the President’s first responsibility under the constitution, out of fear or threats especially in this hour of health crisis”.
“The President as an elected leader under this constitution will continue to work with patriotic Nigerians, through and in line with the Parliamentary processes to finding solutions to structural and other impediments to the growth and wellbeing of the nation and its people”.
(C) Control TV 2020.
