{"id":71607,"date":"2018-12-20T17:21:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=71607"},"modified":"2018-12-20T17:23:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:23:18","slug":"2019-budget-what-buhari-should-have-done-after-being-booed-by-lawmakers-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=71607","title":{"rendered":"2019 budget: What Buhari should have done after being booed by lawmakers &#8211; Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/arewa.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Atiku-blasts-Osinbajo.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">The Presidential Candidate of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign following the scenario that played out during the 2019 budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku said in saner climes, the expected outcome of the event, would have been immediate resignation.<\/p>\n<p>The former Vice President said this in a statement signed and made available to Arewa.ng by the Special Adviser on Youth of Atiku Abubakar\u2019s Support Groups, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s emphasis that the world is watching while the Legislative Arm disagreed and indirectly passed a vote of no confidence on him is a clear indication of his failure and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat majority of the country\u2019s lawmakers disagreed with Mr. Buhari should have told him that there is loss of confidence in his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he ought to have done was the needful, instead of attempting to whip up unnecessary sentiments by repeatedly saying, \u2018The world is watching\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas the world not watching, when this present executive arm of government led by Buhari blatantly refused to respect other arms through arm twisting and intimidation?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same Buhari with impunity refused to respect the Judicial Arm when they granted bail to Dasuki.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same government failed to realise that the world is watching when they blatantly looked the other way as Nigerians are dying daily of hunger and deprivation as a result of the government\u2019s insensitivity and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world will actually be expecting Mr. Buhari to see the hand writing on the wall that Nigerians from all demographics are completely tired of him and are gearing up to oust him through the polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuhari should also remember that as we go to the polls, the world will be watching, hence there should be no attempts of subverting the will of the people as the world will back Nigerians to vehemently reject and attempts to illegally prolong his stay in power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as we wait for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar whom we are optimistic as a result of his popularity will trounce Buhari at the polls to be sworn-in in 2019, we call on Nigerians to be patient and do the needful during the polls.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential Candidate of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign following the scenario that played out during the 2019 budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Atiku said in saner climes, the expected outcome of the event, would have been immediate resignation. 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