Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has described the
government of President Muhammadu Buhari as shameless for saying Nigerians
will rally behind the President in 2019.
Recall that the Presidency, Monday, dismissed suggestions that the masses
will desert President Buhari in 2019, saying it’s unfounded and utterly
ridiculous.
Presidential spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, who was reacting to
allegations by a former Congress for Progressive Change, CPC member,
Alhaji Buba Galadima that President Buhari would be abandoned by the
people in 2019, asserted that “ordinary Nigerians are the backbone of his
(Buhari’s) mandate and the only reason he ran for the office is to protect
them against the rapacious merchants of corruption, who have held Nigeria
back for decades.”
However, reacting, Mohammed, said: “It is very unfortunate and shameless
that a government that is yet to do anything is already talking of 2019.
It is very unfortunate that a party like APC that is fast becoming
moribund is already talking of 2019 when they have nothing to show for the
four years Nigerians gave them. This development shows they are
power-hungry, hypocritical and corruption-ridden.
“This entire 2019 discussion is ridiculous. I believe a government that
has performed will rely on its performance before being considered for
another four years in office. We are not even in the middle of the
four-year term given to them and they are already talking of 2019. This is
an unfortunate development and it shows the ineptitude of the government.
For a man that has led us into the worst recession ever and has got
nothing to show Nigerians since he assumed office to be talking of 2019,
shows how shameless the government can be.”