The Grassroots Mobilisation Network, a support group of the African Democratic Congress, has called on President Bola Tinubu to address allegations concerning references to him in narcotics-related documents reportedly submitted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The group said the President should explain the matter to Nigerians or resign from office.
The demand was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the group’s spokesperson, Peter Emeka.
Emeka said the President owed Nigerians an explanation following reports about the FBI’s submission of documents to the District Court for the District of Columbia in connection with a narcotics-related case.
“We call on President Tinubu to come out clean and speak to the nation over the ongoing litigation in America,” Emeka said.
The group expressed concern over what it described as the continued silence of the Presidency, arguing that Nigerians deserved clarity on an issue it said could affect the country’s international reputation.
It also criticised Nigeria’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies, accusing them of failing to adequately investigate or respond to the allegations and documents circulating in the public domain.
“Our system has failed for the fact that they were unable to detect all these embarrassing documents being paraded against the President, which are now the subject of litigation in a far-away country,” Emeka stated.
“Our intelligence agencies saddled with the responsibility of investigation and various checks have all failed,” he added.
The GMN said the continued silence from the Presidency was becoming increasingly disturbing and could deepen public suspicion.
“If the President continues to remain mute, he should quietly resign to save the nation from the ongoing global embarrassment,” Emeka said.
The group also demanded greater transparency over President Tinubu’s reported three-week vacation in Europe.
It said that, given the prevailing mood in the country and the controversy surrounding the narcotics-related allegations, the Presidency should provide Nigerians with adequate information about the President’s itinerary and engagements while away.
“The prevailing mood of the country requires the Presidency to make a full disclosure of President Tinubu’s movements,” the group said.
The ADC support group maintained that greater transparency would help dispel speculation, reassure Nigerians and protect the country’s image and standing in the international community.
It urged the Presidency to address the issues directly rather than allow speculation and unanswered questions to dominate public discourse.