3. I do not know where the President is, but if (as has been reported) his Chief of Staff Abba Kyari is receiving medical attention in the UK, I suspect Buhari has been flown out as well.
4. This same EXACT scenario played out in 2009/10 with President Yar’Adua.
4. This same EXACT scenario played out in 2009/10 with President Yar’Adua.
5. Now, like then, the National Assembly has called for the President to address the nation.
6. Now, like then, the Cabal has responded with dodgy pictures & faceless ‘presidential’ statements.
7. How’s it possible that people are able to effectively hold our President hostage?
6. Now, like then, the Cabal has responded with dodgy pictures & faceless ‘presidential’ statements.
7. How’s it possible that people are able to effectively hold our President hostage?
8. This ‘hostage’ situation is troubling for several reasons.
9. 1stly, there are democratic/constitutional provisions for the transfer of power if the principal becomes incapacitated.
10. How can the President just disappear? What is happening now is a threat to our democracy
9. 1stly, there are democratic/constitutional provisions for the transfer of power if the principal becomes incapacitated.
10. How can the President just disappear? What is happening now is a threat to our democracy
11. Secondly, the fight against #COVID19 needs central coordination. The vacuum in the Presidency has forced states to act independently, and ineffectively.
12. Thirdly, Boko Haram is slaughtering our boys. Again I blame this for a lack of leadership from the C-in-C.
12. Thirdly, Boko Haram is slaughtering our boys. Again I blame this for a lack of leadership from the C-in-C.
13. The military is already deployed across the nation. If a breakdown in civil order occurs, as some predict, guess who’ll step in?
14. The last time Buhari was seen in public was a week ago. He has underlying health issues & has been in contact with at least 2 COVID cases.
14. The last time Buhari was seen in public was a week ago. He has underlying health issues & has been in contact with at least 2 COVID cases.
15. All of this can be dismissed by a simple time-stamped broadcast. But if that was possible, @BashirAhmaad would not have released that COVIK 1-9 speech to the Hajj Commission and tried to pass it off as it a presidential address to the nation.
16. Bashir has deleted the video
16. Bashir has deleted the video
17. Is @ProfOsinbajo complicit? I believe he may be in danger from fanatics more loyal to Baba and the Cabal than to the nation. Already we have seen calls-to-arms to defend the President from...erm...vultures.
18. The relevance of all of this to #COVID19 is that unless we have a functional and focused President, the fight against the virus will falter and innocent Nigerians will lose their lives.
19. So please end this distraction. Address the nation or hand over to @ProfOsinbajo
19. So please end this distraction. Address the nation or hand over to @ProfOsinbajo
20. It is sad that 10 years on from our experience with Yar’Adua, we’re right back to where we started.
Anyway wash your hands, stay safe, stay at home.
The day is darkest before dawn. 🙏🏽
Anyway wash your hands, stay safe, stay at home.
The day is darkest before dawn. 🙏🏽
