The Save Nigeria Group, SNG, on Tuesday, threatened the presidency to reveal the true state of President Muhammadu Buhari's health within 74 hours. The group asked the presidency to furnish it with full information on the health situation of Buhari, who is currently receiving medical attention in London.
SNG made the request through a letter titled “Request for
information on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health status” and addressed
to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, urged
to be availed information urgently in order to reduce tension on state
of Mr. President’s health.
The letter containing the request was acknowledged to have been
received on February 7, 2017 by the office of the Attorney General and
Minister of Justice.
The group warned that it will take all other necessary legitimate
and legal steps should the authorities ignore the request, according to a
report by Vanguard.
According to the letter signed by Barrister Benedict Ezeagu, the National Coordinator, SNG,
“This ugly development, including denial, conditional admission and
restriction of access to President Buhari and the true information on
his health status is reminiscence of the late President Yar’Adua’s
incident which our revered organisation was at the forefront of its
peaceful resolution and this is not good for Nigeria at this critical
period of economic downturn , nationwide insecurity, and political
strife.
“As you may know, the lack of clearness in handling the
‘vacation’ turned ‘medical trip’ of Mr. President has heightened the
rumours and speculations about his health, the most frightening of which
is that President Muhammadu Buhari had passed on or he has been in coma
or on life-supporting machine, and thus increasing the political
tension in the country.
“Since Mr. President is not a private citizen but a public
servant whose health bills are currently being paid from the country’s
treasury, Nigerians deserves the right to know the true state of his
health as obtainable in enlightened republics.
“In the light of the foregoing Sir, while we join other
Nigerians to pray for Mr. President in line with the request of the
Presidency, we herby demand for full information on the health status of
President Muhammadu Buhari in exercise of the rights granted us by
section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as
amended, the freedom of information Act and Article 9 of African charter
on Human and people’s rights, as this will help dispel these rumours
and speculations and reduce the current political tension in the
country.
“Please sir, take notice that if we are not availed of the
requested information within 74 hours of your receipt of this letter, we
will have no alternative than to take all other necessary legitimate
and legal steps, including approaching the National Assembly to activate
relevant sections of the Constitution with regard to the health of a
Nigerian president as well as institute court actions and organise
peaceful protests among others, to ensure that we are availed of these
rights guaranteed Nigerians by the laws."
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