The Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari would hand over power in 2019.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Akinloye Oyeniyi Sunday said Nigerians should rest assured that if Buhari lose election, he would relinquish power.
“The Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has assures the dismayed Nigerians to relax their minds about whether the outgoing President Buhari will hand over power since his defeat is now not only sure for the oppressed citizens but glaring to the president himself and the unpopular government he is leading,” it stated.
“Surely, we know Nigerians are sick of this present government which have not only failed in all critical sectors but have been keeping them in bondage for more than three years through its fascist regimentation of the country.
“The ANN commends majority of Nigerians for their stance to withdraw their obedience to the outgoing government via the 2019 presidential poll and ANN promises not to only take a leading role in that constitutional theater of transition but will also not abandon Nigerians during that critical phase of Nigeria’s nationhood,” the party further stated.
It added that the 2019 presidential election was more than people’s participation in politics, “but an instrument of sovereignty the impoverished people of Nigeria already resolved to deploy in carrying out withdrawal of their obedience to Buhari’s government, legally delegitimising it and bring leadership succession through electoral impeachment.”
“International instruments and regional ones like African Charter On Democracy and Civil Governance, Protocol on Unconstitutional Change of Government In Africa, ECOWAS Parliament and African Peer-Review and others stand activated to foreclose President Buhari trying not to handover.
“International governmental and non-governmental organisations; donor states like United States of America, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada; donor organisations; and civil society organisations are all aware of the terrible state of Nigeria’s electoral governance and administration,” it added.
ANN therefore implored Nigerians to be peaceful and continue to hold on to the collective resolution until the important civic duty to save Nigeria from the current cage of throes is total.
