Buhari: Lawyers give Osinbajo, AGF, others two-week ultimatum

Some lawyers, on Wednesday, threatened to go to court and compel
the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to set up a medical committee
to ascertain if ailing President Muhammadu Buhari is fit enough to
continue in office.

The lawyers, who converged under the aegis of United Global
Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), said they had already written letters to
the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Attorney-General of the
Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami and
the Acting Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Habibat
Lawal, to set up the medical team in line with Section 145 of the
1999 Constitution as amended.

Speaking on behalf of others, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi said: “We
have written letters to the Acting President, the AGF and the SGF
to set up a medical committee to ascertain if President Buhari is
fit enough to continue in office.

“This is not about the president or anybody, but the institution
called Nigeria. We need to follow what the constitution says and
ensure that the right thing is done. We are giving them two
weeks.

“If they fail to do that and set up the committee, we will be
left with no choice, but to approach the court and compel them to
do the right thing. They need to invoke that section of our
constitution.”

Executive Director of the group, Olaseni Shalom, who also spoke,
blamed the current ethnic tensions on the continuous absence of the
President.

“A fundamental factor that has the capacity to undermine the
peace is the prolonged absence of President Buhari. While we are
sympathetic to Buhari’s health challenges, we are also convinced
that the continued absence of President Buhari from the country
would further lead to the degeneration of an already bad
situation.

“We therefore urge the hierarchy of government to do what is
needful, what is right and just and what the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria requires,” Mr Shalom said.

Some lawyers, on Wednesday, threatened to go to court and compel
the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to set up a medical committee
to ascertain if ailing President Muhammadu Buhari is fit enough to
continue in office.

The lawyers, who converged under the aegis of United Global
Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), said they had already written letters to
the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Attorney-General of the
Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami and
the Acting Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Habibat
Lawal, to set up the medical team in line with Section 145 of the
1999 Constitution as amended.

Speaking on behalf of others, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi said: “We
have written letters to the Acting President, the AGF and the SGF
to set up a medical committee to ascertain if President Buhari is
fit enough to continue in office.

“This is not about the president or anybody, but the institution
called Nigeria. We need to follow what the constitution says and
ensure that the right thing is done. We are giving them two
weeks.

“If they fail to do that and set up the committee, we will be
left with no choice, but to approach the court and compel them to
do the right thing. They need to invoke that section of our
constitution.”

Executive Director of the group, Olaseni Shalom, who also spoke,
blamed the current ethnic tensions on the continuous absence of the
President.

“A fundamental factor that has the capacity to undermine the
peace is the prolonged absence of President Buhari. While we are
sympathetic to Buhari’s health challenges, we are also convinced
that the continued absence of President Buhari from the country
would further lead to the degeneration of an already bad
situation.

“We therefore urge the hierarchy of government to do what is
needful, what is right and just and what the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria requires,” Mr Shalom said.