Insecurity: Resign now, northern elders tell Buhari

The Northern Elders Forum on Wednesday asked the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ) , to resign .

According to the group , the President has failed in the two critical areas of security and economy and as such has ‘ nothing new to offer’ Nigerians .

NEF Spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba -Ahmed , stated this tonight on Channels Television ’ s Politics Today programme monitored by The PUNCH.

He said it is disappointing that after over five years of being in office, Buhari still hasn ’t delivered on the promises he made to Nigerians when he was first elected in 2015 .
Baba -Ahmed noted that Buhari had asked his predecessor , ex – President Goodluck Jonathan, to resign in 2013 over growing insecurity in the country and so, it is not out of place to demand that he resigns over the same security challenge .

He said, “ We will continue to ask that he ( Buhari) resigns . He is a democratically elected president . We wish he is doing better but he is not. Ordinarily , under a democratic system , a leader is supposed to deliver , he is supposed to do two things – he is supposed to secure citizens and he is supposed to facilitate their economic welfare . He ( Buhari) hasn ’t done the first and he is not doing the second . So, explain to me on what basis President Buhari should continue to be our president ?