INSECURITY: STEP ASIDE OR FACE IMPEACHMENT CSO'S ASK PMB

A coalition of  44 civil society organizations, CSOs, have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to step aside or face impeachment by the National Assembly, if he can no longer ensure the security and welfare of the Nigerian people.

They made the demand at an emergency civil society joint action press briefing on the state of the nation in Abuja. According to the CSOs, Nigeria has become a catalogue of bloodletting under President Buhari’s watch.

The civil society groups present at the event include: Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Centre for Democratic Research and Training (CRDDERT), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP), Zero-Corruption Coalition (ZCC), Partners on Electoral Reform, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), National Procurement Watch Platform, Praxis Center, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civil Education (CHRICED), Social Action, Community Action for Popular Participation,Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) and Global Rights.