- A group, Concerned Nigerians, says Buhari’s health status has been kept secret from Nigerians while his media team makes conflicting comments regarding the president's health
- The group states that the president has now been absent from office for 72 days
- The Concerned Nigerians faults the leadership of the National Assembly for failing to launch an investigation to look into the true status of the president's health
A pro-democracy group, Concerned Nigerians, has threatened to commence a daily sit-out at the National Assembly in 18 days if the legislature fails to launch an investigation into the health of President Muhammdu Buhari.
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The group in a statement made available to NAIJ.com on Wednesday, July 19, by its convener, Deji Adeyanju, and secretary, Dr. John Danfulani, said Buhari’s health status had been kept secret from the Nigerians while his media team, cabinet and party members make conflicting statement regarding the president’s health.
It said the president has now been absent from office and from Nigeria for 72 days, noting that if the situation remains unchanged, it would commence the sit-outs on the 90th day of his absence.
The group faulted the leadership of the National Assembly for failing to launch an investigation or set up a panel to look into the true status of the president's health, adding that it believes the legislators are working with the cabal in the presidency against the interest of the Nigerian people.
The Concerned Nigerians said President Buhari should do the honourable thing and resign if he has become incapacitated and allow Nigeria to move forward.
It said: "We hereby demand that the National Assembly invoke Section 144 sub Section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and direct the setting up of a medical panel in conjunction with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to ascertain whether the President is incapacitated.
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"This medical panel will be a team of 5 doctors from which one of them will be the personal physician of the President while the other four will be appointed by the Senate President.
"If the President is found with any infirmity that renders him incapable of discharging his duties, the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall officially declare him incapable of discharging his duties and declare his office vacant as prescribed in subsection 2 of section 143."
The group warned that it would commence a daily sit-out at the National Assembly from the 90th day of President Buhari's absence from the country if the legislature fails to act.
Meanwhile, a civil society group, Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to issue an order compelling the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to declare ailing President Muhammadu Buhari unfit to continue to hold office.
The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/671/2017, filed on Thursday, July 20, is also asking the court to mandate the National Assembly to constitute a medical panel to verify his fitness
Joined as respondents to the suit are the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Federal Executive Council (EFC) the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the National Assembly.