A national leader of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Thursday challenged President Bola Tinubu to resign before the 2027 general elections in view of the high level of security in the country.

Baba-Ahmed, a former aide to Tinubu, said the President has failed to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians.

Featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, the former presidential aide urged Nigerians to reject Tinubu in the 2027 election.

He said, “It’s clear Tinubu has no handle on the escalating menace. Everything that needed to be said by the media, National Assembly, and civil societies have been said, but Tinubu and his supporters believe that this is a problem that we can live with.

“They suggested it by their body language, everywhere they can and children are stolen, every inch of Nigeria is now vulnerable.

“In a civilized society, Tinubu’s record on insecurity should have cost him his seat a long time ago, it’s not too late to say that President Tinubu should resign. If you check what he’s doing between now and the election, we don’t even need to wait, we will reject him.”

The former presidential aide maintained that his call for Tinubu to resign is not confrontational and partisan.

“Do we need to wait until more children and the country is overrun by criminality? The position that Tinubu should resign, there is nothing wrong or partisan or confrontation in that statement.

“In a democratic setting, the President performs two basic tasks, one is to protect the citizens and the other is to protect the means.

“Now Tinubu has failed to protect anybody, again, like I said, every part of Nigeria is now vulnerable. Children and toddlers in school are being stolen, what do you say to a president who has failed?

“Sir you cannot run this country so please step down. It’s not a party thing, it’s not a confrontational thing but the right thing to do,” he added.

The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has said that its 2027 presidential candidate, Donald Duke, met all the requirements to be the flag bearer of the party.

The National Chairman of the PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made this clarification on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

He said, “Former Cross River Governor Donald Duke applied to join the party like everybody else. He complied with all the processes, including the screening of candidates.

“As of the time, the consensus and the attempt to create a consensus meeting, we called the meeting of the three persons, all of them from the southern part of the country to sit to see who can get a consensus, and this is a mandatory requirement.

“He was out of the country, but he joined the meeting involving the three parties online. They consented. They interacted with each other. That is good enough for the party, and it’s good enough for the other contestants.

“So, being absent physically is not in breach of either rules or regulations or etiquettes, but he did everything that every candidate of the PRP should do.”

Popular Nigerian Big Brother Naija reality show star and comedian, Aderombi Adedayo Martins, better known as DeeOne, has emerged as the Lagos State House of Assembly candidate for Ibeju Lekki constituency 1.

DeeOne, who is contesting under BOOT Party, emerged Ibeju Lekki constituency 1 candidate after emerging the winner of the primary election.

Speaking after his victory, DeeOne in a post on his Instagram page on Wednesday night, appreciated the party for trusting him and assured the public of his commitment to serve them diligently if given the opportunity.

He wrote “I want to thank my party, BOOT party for the confidence in voting for me to emerge the winner of the primary election for Ibeju lekki constituency 1.

“To Ibeju lekki constituency 1, come 2027 by the grace of God, I will be your worker and not your boss”, he said.