Maverick musician, Charly Boy, on Monday led a coalition of civil society and pro-democracy groups under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians on a peaceful protest in Abuja, asking ailing President Muhammadu Buhari to resume or resign.
It comes as the President has spent 92 days in London for medical treatment without a definite date for return to work.
Charly Boy said he was there to support the youths who have been saddled with the responsibility of demanding accountability and transparency from Nigerian leaders.
The protesters converged at the Unity Fountain near Transcorp Hilton with the following inscriptions “Resume or Resign Nigerians say enough is enough”; “Buhari! Where are you?” “We Are Tired of Being Enslaved in Our Country,” “Our Mumu Don Do”; “Buhari Called For Impeachment When Yar’Adua Was Sick, Now We Are Calling For Same.”
Heavily armed mobile police accompanied the protesters as they moved toward the gate of the Presidential Villa where they vowed to occupy until the President accedes to their demands.
The group insisted that if Buhari has become incapacitated, he should do the honourable thing and resign because he cannot continue to hold the country to ransom noting that a group of few people in the government have taken the advantage of the president’s ill health to loot the treasury with impunity.
The group vowed to continue with the daily sit- out irrespective of the intimidation from the police.
