The Presidency has said there is no part of the world where the President resigns during an ongoing war.

It therefore challenged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to tell Nigerians where such presidents had resigned during war time.

The Presidency was reacting to the demand by the leadership of the APC, including its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that President Goodluck Jonathan should resign because of the ongoing war against the country by the members of the Boko Haram sect.

Reacting on behalf of the President, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, asked Nigerians to ignore such calls.

He said, “The suggestion by one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Tinubu, that President Goodluck Jonathan resign from office as a result of the activities of insurgents in the north eastern part of the country has once again shown beyond doubt that the former Lagos State Governor and his colleagues in the opposition are a bunch of political anarchists and charlatans blinded by an unbridled appetite for power.

“The assertion by Tinubu at a political rally in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday that in ‘civilised’ societies, the President should have resigned is unfounded and lacking in historical precedence.

“We challenge him to tell Nigerians which part of his ‘civilized’ world has there been a call on a President to resign during an on-going war.

“When terrorists attacked the United States of America in September, 2001, leaders of the Democratic Party did not demand a resignation of President George Bush but rather they rose in defence of the American Nation to support the various measures taken by the President to defeat the Al Qaeda terrorists.”

He could be the first to resign after all, other presidents were on top of the situations in their country and not going about doing some jamboree.
BTW, where is your source?

ODE boy

“When terrorists attacked the
United States of America in
September, 2001, leaders of
the Democratic Party did not
demand a resignation of
President George Bush but
rather they rose in defence of
the American Nation to
support the various measures
taken by the President to
defeat the Al Qaeda
terrorists.”

Al Qaeda is a terrorist group from a foreign land while Boko Haram is a terrorist group from within!

Had Al Qaeda been a terrorist group base in US and terrorising her citizens, The Democrats would probably have told the president to step down.

The Presidency has said there is no part of the world [color=crimson]where the President resigns during an ongoing war. It therefore challenged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to tell Nigerians where such presidents had resigned during war time.

Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister during the second world war stepped down for Winston Churchill

PUHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA APC POWER HUNGRY MOFOS GEJ RESIGN KE.

GEJ WILL BE THERE TILL 2019 AND POWER WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE EAST DASSALL...

Tolexander:
Al Qaeda is a terrorist group from a foreign land while Boko Haram is a terrorist from within!

Had Al Qaeda been a terrorist group base in US and terrorising her citizens, The Democrats would probably have told the president to step down.

U ARE A FVCKTARD DO U THINK THE DEMOCRATS LACKS I.Q LIKE UR PAY MASTER LIE MOHAMMED

The attack pig
I respect Gej as a person
But as the president he has failed completely
Over 18 LG lost to bandits
Over 1,5m refugeess

Okupeeeeee, terrorism or bomb blast does not happen in d USA or sensible society everyday o. American military will never run for a terrorist in their own land o. No sensible leadership mass produce condolence messages to be read weekly like ur boss o. When exactly will u get. simple common sense......bombing is not a weekly event in d nations where they stand by their leaders.

Finally, sleep has come #yawns and carefully leaves thread

GboyegaD:
He could be the first to resign after all, other presidents were on top of the situations in their country and not going about doing some jamboree.
BTW, where is your source?

shey? no constant thing in life, and record are meant to be broken.

Ibnsultan:
The attack pig
I respect Gej as a person
But as the president he has failed completely
Over 18 LG lost to bandits Islamic jihadists
Over 1,5m refugeess

fixed

nanauju:
Finally, sleep has come #yawns and carefully leaves thread

ha! ur sleep waka cumut b4? Which 1 be sleep has cum?

Rikidony:
PUHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA APC POWER HUNGRY MOFOS GEJ RESIGN KE.

GEJ WILL BE THERE TILL 2019 AND POWER WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE EAST DASSALL...

lol, lyk you de among d zoning commitee.

Rikidony:

U ARE A FVCKTARD DO U THINK THE DEMOCRATS LACKS I.Q LIKE UR PAY MASTER LIE MOHAMMED

stup1d boy!

You could have masked your stupid1ty and ignorance by remaining silent.

What is the lack of IQ in telling a president that has lacked the IQ to handle internal terrorism to resign?

Well, you may be right, cos the Americans 'may' never vote in a President with low IQ.

I thought they said TINUBU is almost dead.

yes sir we know........but they stay and fight ......but if ur methods are not effective as a CnC u should bow out for a better person....sir pls just go and rest 6 yrs is enof but it obvious u cant do better so just save u d shame and go.....

GboyegaD:
He could be the first to resign after all, other presidents were on top of the situations in their country and not going about doing some jamboree.
BTW, where is your source?

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/tinubu-others-political-anarchist-presidency/

pls am an APC supporter but want a pdp supporter to pls list five sector in nigeria that jona has done well
just five....
....pls dnt mention
power ...cos he failed
education ....ahh failed
security ....hmmmm u know
health........failed
international politics .......failed
dept management....failed
road ....i.will say failed cos i stay in ph and all fed roads are bad....

Gej shall resign by himself when boko haram takes over abuja like they've taken over the north-east.
And let me remind those toads from presidency that the prime minister of Iraq, nuri Almaliki stepped down in the face of a humongous sectarian war recently. If revolution and mere protest could force some leaders out of office, then i wonder why war cannot. This goes to tell u the number of un-informed pple or misfits surrounding gej.
Gej must go!!!

Mr Okupe, when terrorist attacked US in 2001, the government hit back at them in Afghanistan, you people are dining with terrorist in Chad and you are talking rubbish that you are at war with them. War with newspaper vendors in Abuja or Mask DSS vs opposition party? Who is fighting who? Smuggled arms are never used for legitimate purpose, that is what DMI used to kill Kudirat and shot Ibru, church leaders has not been lacking in the smuggling lately.
Those were the arms that are sold to BH. Bin Laden was not using Armour personnel carrier yet those at war could locate him, but no one knows how BH get into Mubi in day time. The same Security agents that
cannot see Boko Haram will never miss to dislodge state governors holding meeting in governors lodge even at midnight. Stop the lies, you are only at war with opposition party but at parley with BH

Tolexander:
Al Qaeda is a terrorist group from a foreign land while Boko Haram is a terrorist from within!

Had Al Qaeda been a terrorist group base in US and terrorising her citizens, The Democrats would probably have told the president to step down.

Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister during the second world war stepped down for Winston Churchill[/b]

you beat me to that

Okupe is telling us that the calls for GEJ to resign are right but for the war on Boko Haram he can't resign.
This is an admission of cluelessness and non performance.
Therefore Nigerians pls ensure that he doesn't return to power next year.

Ibnsultan:
The attack pig
I respect Gej as a person
But as the president he has failed completely
Over 18 LG lost to bandits
Over 1,5m refugeess

go and die you nonentity bastard

This Okupe has shown to be a fool and does not deserve to be listened to, if he won't resign, then he shouldn't contest again na!

There is no war going on in Nigeria, there is a war going on in the North. GEJ is not the president of the North, he is the president of Nigeria, if any one should be resigning,it should be the governors of those affected Northern states, they are supposed to be the chief security officers of those states.

GEJ doesn't have the luxury of focusing on just the North alone,as there are other parts of Nigeria he has to focus on too, and if anybody would want to blame GEJ for the war in the North, then they would first have to praise him for the peace present in the South, and if you feel that the peace we enjoy in the south has nothing to do with GEJ, then you must know that the war in the North has nothing to do with GEJ too.

pazienza:
There is no war going on in Nigeria, there is a war going on in the North. GEJ is not the president of the North, he is the president of Nigeria, if any one should be resigning,it should be the governors of those affected Northern states, they are supposed to be the chief security officers of those states.

GEJ doesn't have the luxury of focusing on just the North alone,as there are other parts of Nigeria he has to focus on too, and if anybody would want to blame GEJ for the war in the North, then they would first have to praise him for the peace present in the South, and if you feel that the peace we enjoy in the south has nothing to do with GEJ, then you must know that the war in the North has nothing to do with GEJ too.

Senseless talk. Is the North not part of Nigeria?

And no president has ever said that "stealing is not corruption".

BUT WHICH KIND PRESIDENT WILL IGNORE WAR AND GET BUSY WITH POLITICS.
THE POWER OF DOING ANYTHING TO STOP BOKOHARAM IS IN HIS HAND BUT HE CHOOSES TO POLITICISED IT.

OK,LETS ASSUME THE PRESIDENT RESIGNS NOW{UNREALISTIC}, WHO THEN TAKES OVER FROM HIM... AND WILL THAT ONE DO BETTER?

pazienza:
There is no war going on in Nigeria, there is a war going on in the North. GEJ is not the president of the North, he is the president of Nigeria, if any one should be resigning,it should be the governors of those affected Northern states, they are supposed to be the chief security officers of those states.

GEJ doesn't have the luxury of focusing on just the North alone,as there are other parts of Nigeria he has to focus on too, and if anybody would want to blame GEJ for the war in the North, then they would first have to praise him for the peace present in the South, and if you feel that the peace we enjoy in the south has nothing to do with GEJ, then you must know that the war in the North has nothing to do with GEJ too.

FIRST YOU CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE NORTH.
IF THE MATTER OF SECURITY IS NOT GIVEN MUCH PRIORITY THEN WHICH IS?
but since you are incapable to understand the situation and what it 'll lead to. you can keep on saying rubbish till ...

the truth. We dont expect the president to resign cos of the insurgency in the north. I believe many of us here would call him a coward if he does.

Jonathan should be ashame that for 5years they have been combating a group as small and unskilfull as boko Haram without sign of reprieve. If they consider insurgent as war and having difficulty subsiding it what would happen if a country as small as Sao Tome deside to go into war with Nigeria. It is obvious Jonathan lacks the idea it requires to end Boko Haram, therefore I suggest he should resign and let those capable of dealing with take over. GMB for 2015.