Idris Zekeri Jr., a spokesperson for the Peter Obi Media Reach, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, citing what he described as impeachable offences related to failures in security and citizens' welfare. Speaking in a recent interview on Arise News, Zekeri warned that if the administration does not step down, it risks electoral rejection and disgrace at the 2027 polls.
Zekeri: 'Tinubu's Resignation Is the Smart Option'
Zekeri, a vocal government critic, strongly warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and slammed the incumbent Nigerian leader. He stated: “The president has committed impeachable offences. There are grounds for impeachment, and these are legitimate, democratic concerns. Calling for the president to resign is a legitimate democratic call. It forms part of it.”
He added: “In any case, Nigerians are the employers. We employed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu works for us, even when I didn't vote for him. I know some Nigerians voted for him. There are arguments as to the legitimacy. I'm not talking about whether INEC declared him or not; I'm talking about the legitimacy of him being in office. But if you work for the Nigerian people and you have failed in the two ultimate legs of the very existence of your government, the irreducible minimum is to resign.”
Zekeri further urged Nigerians to join voices to call on Tinubu to resign, drawing a parallel to Tinubu's own past calls for former President Goodluck Jonathan to step down over insecurity. “We are calling on Nigerians, and we are joining our voices, and we will do what he (Tinubu) did some time ago to President Goodluck Jonathan, mobilise to call on Mr. President to think of resigning. It is the smart thing to do. It is two legs, and this is it. It's two ways. It is either he resigns honourably or he waits to be disgraced at the poll in 2027.”
Opposition Warns Tinubu Over 2027 Election
Alleging that the Tinubu administration thrives on rigging, Zekeri asserted that electoral fraud will be fiercely resisted in the 2027 election. He declared: “Nigerians will not allow it, because it (2027 presidential election) is going to be a contest between the citizens and the president.”
Before coming into power, Tinubu at various intervals repeatedly urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to resign over insecurity in Nigeria. Three years into his tenure, however, questions are being raised as to whether Tinubu has made any difference in addressing the nation's security challenges.
Obi Also Calls for Tinubu's Resignation
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), called for President Tinubu's resignation. Obi's call came hours after Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister. The former governor accused President Tinubu, who assumed office in May 2023, of monumental failure in governance.
