Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to dismiss President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its chairman over a lack of legitimacy as President of Nigeria.

Frank, who made this call in a statement in Abuja, said the President lost legitimacy following the discovery that he forged the Chicago State University (CSU) certificate he filed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the 2023 Presidential election.

He said: “If ECOWAS must remain relevant and retain its credibility and respect among member states, especially in dealing with the military junta now spreading fast like a pandemic across the sub-Region, it must act fast to protect its integrity.”

He equally called on past and present presidents of member states of ECOWAS to prevail upon the sub-Regional body to do the right thing by appointing another chairman in an acting capacity pending ratification during the next Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS.

He said that failure to act promptly would put the Regional body in a lame-duck position where all decisions reached during the tenure of Tinubu would not be respected and therefore null and void.

He called on the leadership of the military junta in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Niger Republic not to have any dealings, discussion, or negotiation with the Tinubu-led ECOWAS until the President is removed as its chairman.

Counsellor, Relationship and Marriage, Ruth Esumeh (left); chief host, Pastor Folake Daniels; motivational speaker, Ibukun Awosika; founder of Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, former Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, Nigeria Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, James Usanga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Kana, President Bola Tinubu, Force Commander ECOWAS Stabilisation Force, Brigadier General Al-hassan Grema, National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adamu Lamuwa when President Tinubu visited the Nigerian Troops in Bissau on arrival for 63rd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS.

He urged the authorities of ECOWAS not to be deceived by the appointment and secondment of broadcast journalist and Channels Television reporter, Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe, to serve as Communications Advisor to the ECOWAS Commission President, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, in Abuja.

“This is a Greek gift; therefore, the Commission should beware,” he said.

He insisted that Tinubu’s administration, on the one hand, persecutes the media with the recent NBC’s last warning letter to ARISE Television, and on the other hand, it bribes them with generous appointments and paid advertisements as recently corroborated by Ex-Governor Nyesom Wike, who is the minister of FCT.

He called on the National Assembly to defend the nation’s constitution, democracy, and the rule of law by urgently commencing impeachment proceedings against Tinubu over gross violations of the constitution.

He insisted that the National Assembly cannot afford to stay aloof while the nation is crumbling under illegalities and breaches of the constitution committed by Tinubu, as contained in the sworn deposition by the CSU authorities.

He said: “A breach of the Constitution by a sitting President is an impeachable offense. We are calling on the National Assembly, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, to wake up and defend the Constitution.

“This is the time for them to uphold the law and constitution of the land. This is the time they must display patriotism irrespective of party affiliation by urgently commencing impeachment proceedings against the President.

“This is not all about party membership. It’s all about sustaining our democracy and ensuring peace, security, and development of the country.

“Nigerians expect them to exercise their constitutional powers to do the right thing if they are truly the elected representatives of the people.

“Otherwise, Tinubu’s stay in office will continue to bring national disgrace and embarrassment to Nigerians both home and abroad and equally chase away foreign investors from doing business in Nigeria because no foreign investor will come to Nigeria to invest while it remains under a President tainted with illegitimacy.“

He insisted that the President’s forgery saga is already making life difficult and creating hard times for Nigerians abroad who are seeking jobs as their certificates are now being subjected to thorough scrutiny to ensure they are not fake.

The Bayelsa-born political activist also called on the Supreme Court to handle the Presidential election petition appeal before it with the fear of God and national interest to safeguard the nation’s democracy.

He said: “We believe that the Supreme Court must not be biased and must do everything to protect our democracy. The world is watching to see if they will uphold the principles of true justice in the manner they will handle this case of perjury or lying under oath by Tinubu.”

According to him, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, recently said the judiciary does not base its decisions on sentiment or public opinion in deciding cases but on the constitution.

“Several vitriolic attacks are regularly heaped on the judiciary; it is, however, crystal clear that public opinions, no matter how serious [quote]or weighty they might be, cannot override or supersede the constitution of the country, which we apply in deciding each case,” the CJN said after swearing in 23 newly-appointed judges of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Frank added: “We now have a clear case of breach of the Constitution by a President who submitted a forged certificate to INEC, contrary to Section 137 (1) (j) of the Constitution, which stipulates that: ‘A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if – he has presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission.’

“We expect the CJN and other Supreme Court Justices to courageously uphold the constitution by ensuring that a confirmed lawbreaker is not retained as the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/former-apc-chieftain-calls-for-tinubus-removal-as-ecowas-chairman-over-csu-certificate-scandal/

Let me keep here for Templarlandry

He needs space to spew his rubbish 😁

Even for dream, nigga no go resign .... Lol

person wey aso rock dey sweet am

Atiku's Aide wants to use a backdoor into office.

Before opening, I don know say na timi frank go talk am.

Okay.

Scoundrels

Ok...

Foolish stupid journalism.

Same Timi ponmo lips Frank wey we know or another one?

Sensational stupid journalism.

You are no more talking about removing him as our darling nation PRESIDENT,
It is now ECOWAS.

Bunch of perennial failures in life.
Jagaban will be your President and everyone in your family for the next 8 years.
Live with it.

Enjoy your ponmo lips Frankie.

Which removal? Abeg make ECOWAS follow suffer wetin we dey suffer for here.

Disgrace the yellowish-brown toothed, microphone-licking, age-falsifying, cocaine dealing, money laundering certificate forger

Fvck Timi!

See him big lips

This news to send over 23,000 urchins to their early grave. Watch them talk rubbish to the man now.

Makes sense

Tinibu is a disgrace to Ecowas and Nigeria. It still battles me that till now, the druggie and certificate forgery is still sitting as Nigeria President and people kept quiet. Honestly I don't understand this country

ryut:
Tinibu is a disgrace to Ecowas and Nigeria. It still battles me that till now, the druggie and certificate forgery is still sitting as Nigeria President and people kept quiet. Honestly I don't understand this country

Baffles me

Elenu shipoti

Everything is wrong Nigeria under this accursed government

Apt.

Roboto11:
Atiku's Aide wants to use a backdoor into office.

gerrout.

Jogs1900:
Before opening, I don know say na timi frank go talk am.

mmm

Anything that will mak atiku president Is welcome

supermz7:
Which removal? Abeg make ECOWAS follow suffer wetin we dey suffer for here.

Mr sufferness well done o i hope u dey enjoy ur sufferness

Alh Atiku's crumbs is working on this he goat, too bad it's making his lips bigger than his tommy.

Dey play

Miracle2020:
gerrout.

You hate the truth.