GOLDEN SCEPTRE

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to throw in the towel as his illness has made it impossible for him to lead the country. Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and go home for a good rest. The Governor said he still stands by all he said about President Buhari on his ill health and has no apologies. Speaking on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors Forum advised the president to stop deceiving Nigerians as the truth cannot be hidden forever. He said,  “If not for our efforts, Buhari wouldn’t have returned now. Buhari is sick and tired and even his physical appearance betrayed this and he needs to go home and rest.   “Today, they have cancelled the Federal Executive Council meeting. You cannot hide the truth forever, it will reveal itself someday. You cannot continue to deceive Nigerians.   “Every word that has come out of my mouth, I have no apology for them. Presid...

Olusegun Adeniyi, erstwhile spokesman to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has criticized the nationwide broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari. The former presidential spokesman said Buhari’s address to the nation was a big disappointment, adding that Nigerians were not expecting such a speech from him, having abandoned the shores of Nigeria for over 100 days. Buhari has been under attacks after his Saturday’s broadcast where he was accused of refusing to address his health status and other germane issues in the country. Adeniyi while reacting to the broadcast, said the president goofed by addressing Nigerians as ‘my dear citizens.’ He said, “After more than 100 days away from the country, President Muhammadu Buhari returned last Saturday to a tumultuous welcome. “It was an indication that he still commands the popular appeal that brought him to power despite the glaring failings of his administration. But his address to the nation ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a hypocrite saying that the story he told about meeting with Ojukwu in 2003 where both agreed that Nigeria must remain indivisible is not true. In a statement in Awka, Anambra State and signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group described Buhari’s claim in that respect as comical and unfounded. The statement reads, “Interestingly enough, there is a well-circulated video of President Buhari addressing the 70th summit of the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he stated unequivocally that no nation, no matter how small, should be denied the right to self-determination. “Buhari in his characteristic hypocrisy failed to mention the fact that he is a staunch campaigner for self-determination for Palestine and Western Sahara. This same Buhari is the major … and backer of Western Sahara campaign to break away from Morocco. “The question that must be answered is w...