The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has kicked against calls for the full disclosure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s illness and resignation, urging Nigerians not to worry as it was a distraction from opportunists.
Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in a statement issued on Saturday noted that although the President was reported absent during Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings and also missed two Jum’ah services although he attended the last one, it is uncalled for to ask for his resignation.
Akintola saidh “The MURIC urges Nigerians to stop worrying. Some of the interventions constitute a form of distraction. Nigerians seem to be making a mountain out of an ordinary mole hill. While genuinely concerned stakeholders are appreciated, we warn that some unpatriotic elements are already leveraging on the president’s illness and the complex nature of politics to cause havoc.
“We affirm that there is nothing strange in having a president who is sick or recovering from sickness. What matters is the handling. We urge the Federal Government not to allow mischief makers and corruption-friendly opposition parties to capitalise on the situation. We therefore commend the Minister of Information for the professional manner with which he has handled the situation.”
He added that the Presidency has a duty to keep the nature of the president’s ailment private otherwise opportunists and enemies of transparency will throw this country into pandemonium.
“We should remember that a state governor in the opposition party once advertised death-wish for Buhari even before he won the election,” the MURIC director added.
“Taking mockery to the height of Everest, the same governor even insisted that Buhari should talk to him on telephone to convince Nigerians that he is alive. Do you think such a person will stop at anything to actualise his diabolical wish once he knows the president’s real ailment? The Presidency must keep him and his co-travellers guessing.”
