Lockdown: Buhari Has Ceded Power To SGF – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Thursday accused derided the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation on the next stages concerning the lockdown saying it was another manifestation of the abdication of his duties.

The party said it had noted what it described as the assumption of Presidential powers by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha in announcing the extension of lockdown and curfew in the country.

The statement issued by party spokesman, Kola Ologbondinyan read in part:

“The action of the SGF has brought serious confusion in the polity regarding the legality or otherwise of the directives contained in the SGF’s announcement.

“Such powers are vested in the person and office of Mr. President and not exercisable by proxy, directly or indirectly; which makes the action of the SGF a recipe for serious constitutional crisis in our country. 

“Our nation is a state governed by dictates of the law, particularly in the exercise of powers vested in statutory offices, especially that of the President.

“The PDP holds that the announcement by the SGF is, therefore,  another manifestation of abuse of our statutory offices arising from the abdication of responsibilities by President Buhari since the last five years, which had also become more pronounced in this fight against COVID-19.

“Our party, therefore, invites Mr. President to end the confusion in the polity, arising from the action of the SGF, by immediately addressing Nigerians in his official capacity to fulfill the demands of our laws in respect of the necessary protocols on restrictions and other management procedures in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in our country.”

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