The Presidency has criticized the senators who called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to address Nigerians during a television broadcast.
Recall that few days ago, the Senate had called on Buhari to deal with Nigerians on the coronavirus within the country, urging the federal to pack up all international airports excluding the Lagos and Abuja airports.
This came in a statement by the President Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, during a press release that such calls were nothing but cheap politics.
The Presidency further stated that this was the time for all Nigerians to unite against COVID-19, adding that this wasn't the time to attack the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The statement read partially, "We also plead with Nigerians to not see this most peculiar of times together to be politicized or seen as a chance to regurgitate grudges against the govt or the ruling All Progressives Congress.
"North, South, East, and West – all Nigerians must unite to fight this plague, regardless of religious or ideological affiliation.
"In this regard, populist advocacies like the one accusing the President of ‘complacency’ just because he has not made a television address by ranking members of our respected parliament are cheap and sensational. These aren't the days for populism and cheap politics."
According to the Presidency, palliatives including the reduction of petrol pump price from N145 to N125 per litre were in situ to cushion the effect of the pandemic.
It also stated that N1.1tn fund had been approved by the financial institution of Nigeria to help businesses.
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