Convener of the #HarassBuhariOutofLondon campaign said on Tuesday that he had suspended the protests against the medical trip of President Muhammadu Buhari due to the Ramadan fast which begins today, April 13.
He explained in a statement entitled, ‘Ramadan: Temporary Suspension of #HarassBuhariOutofLondon Protests’ that the protest was halted temporarily to allow Buhari who had been in London for a “rest” to “observe his Islamic fast in peace.”
It would be recalled that the group had staged and sustained the protest demanding the president to “return home and fix the health system in Nigeria which has gone comatose.”
The statement reads: “Due to the Ramadan fast which began today, April 13, 2021, we have decided to temporarily suspend #HarassBuhariOutofLondon to allow General Muhammadu Buhari to observe his fast in peace.
“We believe it is the humane thing to do, given our love for God and humanity.
“I also personally call on Omoyele Sowore’s #BuhariMustGo group, who have periodically been holding a separate protest, which is not affiliated to ours, to consider granting this concession on humanitarian grounds.
“We are closely monitoring both his residence and his doctors officers and if General Buhari makes an attempt to see his London doctors during this period, we will consider this a breach of our truce and resume the protests.
“However, as long as Buhari does not breach this, I believe we should respect the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, not because of Buhari, but because of our love for the Muslim ummah who are also victims of General Buhari’s misrule.”
