Politics

Let Buhari, Atiku, others undergo mental health tests before elections –CUPP

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6 years ago

December 30, 2018

The Coalition of United Political Parties on Sunday called for mental health tests for President Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice – President Atiku Abubakar and all other candidates contesting the 2019 presidential election .
It said the test should be conducted by an independent team of experts in mental health issues .

The coalition ’ s demand was contained in a statement by its first national spokesman , Imo Ugochinyere .

Ugochinyere said the test was necessary in order to ascertain the presidential candidates ’ mental stability before elections, “ so that any person who does not pass the examination should not be allowed to participate in the election . ”

He said the CUPP had secured the assurances of Atiku , who is contesting the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party , to subject himself to the medical test in the general interest of Nigeria .

He urged Buhari to speak more to Nigerians and Nigerian journalists , especially through presidential media chat .

He added , “ CUPP also calls on President Buhari to face the Nigerian media and stop holding them in disdain as they are professionals and are renowned world over for their expertise .

“ How could a President not speak to any Nigerian media house or journalist for over three years ?

“ How could a President hold his entire country ’ s media and citizens in such disdain that he speaks to them only through a crowd of spokespersons ?

“ Nigerians want to know the identities of the persons that write his speeches , their ideologies and their stake in the Nigerian project because , many a time , the President reads speeches that are not in tune with reality, as he did during the presentation of budget 2019 and was rightly booed by lawmakers.

“ This medical examination is very necessary and all Nigerians of goodwill should join this call for the unveiling of the real facts behind this façade presented to Nigerians . ”