The Nigerian Senate has called on those participating in the "Resume or Resign" protest to discontinue the action as President Muhammadu Buhari has violated no law. The Senate made the position known in a statement issued by its spokesman, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. The statement accused the Protesters of creating unnecessary tension in the polity stressing that the development was distracting the presidency from economic and security issues confronting the country.
The senate disclosed that the President met all constitutional requirements by transmitting a letter to the National Assembly before departing the country adding that currently there was no vacuum in government.
The statement reads “The President has broken no law and therefore we do not see any justification for this diversion and noise making. The sponsors are merely seeking cheap publicity at the expense of the peace of Nigeria. We, in the National Assembly, are satisfied that there is no vacuum. The Federal Government is working. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is providing the required leadership. So, there is no reason for the protests"
“All Nigerians now should focus on praying for the safe return of the President. We in the Senate are happy about the report by the Governors and party leaders who recently visited President Buhari in London and we know he will soon return to continue to provide leadership to our people and the rest of Africa"
“We, therefore, call on the protesters to stop all these demonstrations and let their sense of patriotism overshadow the zeal for activism by joining other Nigerians to pray for the President, the acting President and Nigeria as a country at this critical period” the statement added.
