From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has challenged elder statesmen across the country to speak out about the danger inherent in the continued stay in office of President Muhammadu Buhari despite his health challenges.
He said the culture of silence that currently pervades the nation as a result of the president’s health challenges is killing the country.
Fani-Kayode said he appreciated that some elder statesmen and religious leaders might have advised President Buhari privately to throw in the towel on account of his poor health, but noted that it was high time they spoke out.
He stated this in Abuja yesterday while reacting to the return of President Buhari from London, where he had gone on medical vacation last week.
He said: “It’s possible they are giving their wise counsels behind close door. Where I disagree with them is, it gets to a point that you stop giving counsels privately to a group of hard-hearted people, who are pushing our country to the brink of division, disaster and civil war. It gets to a point where you have to say enough is enough and speak up publicly. The right and proper thing for any elder statesman to do is to call and demand for the resignation of President Buhari, who is simply not well enough to run the affairs of the nation.”
The former minister, who is also a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), said the President Buhari that returned from London last week, was different from the President Buhari the country voted for.