Uche Onyeagucha, a former member of the House of Representatives from Imo State, has called on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or form a government of national unity.
Onyeagucha made this appeal on Tuesday in Owerri, in response to Tinubu’s recent broadcast addressing the ongoing nationwide protests against bad governance.
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Onyeagucha, who once served as the National Welfare Secretary of the now-defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), criticized Tinubu’s speech, saying it only “added serious fuel to the flame.” Reflecting on his history as a pro-democracy activist during General Sani Abacha’s regime, Onyeagucha recalled their shared experience attending the World Conference on Democracy in Washington DC in 1995, sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
He also reminded President Tinubu of their time together in opposition political parties like the ACN. Onyeagucha expressed concern that Tinubu’s administration has united Nigerians through bad governance and widespread hunger, and questioned whether the President’s advisors were providing him with an accurate picture of the current state of the nation.
He said: “Your contempt and/or ignorance about the level of hunger and anger against your administration was perfectly captured in your Broadcast to the Nation on Sunday, 4th August 2024.
“Your broadcast to the Nation has added serious fuel to the flame. The anger of Nigerians against you and your administration is now unparalleled. Mr President Sir, respectfully under the circumstance, you have only two options left”
“You should dissolve your Government immediately and proclaim the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU). I pray that God will touch Nigerians to accept this option in the light of the contempt which you displayed against Nigerians in your Broadcast. You should resign as President and proceed immediately on Exile to enable Nigeria to start on a clean slate again. Sir, your failure to consider any of these options would very likely drive Nigeria into a Political, Economic, and Social crisis of huge proportion. I pray that you find the wisdom, courage, discipline, and statesmanship to act on my advice,”.
