Chamberlain Resigned As British PM During World War II

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to a comment made by the Presidency that no leader resigns during a war by naming a British Prime Minister who did.

The APC had called for President Goodluck Jonathan’s resignation and his camp replied saying that there is no part of the world where a president resigns during an ongoing war.

The opposition party issued a statement on Friday, November 7, where it stated that the presidency needs a history lesson adding that Neville Chamberlain resigned as British Prime Minister on May 10th 1940 after Adolf Hitler forced the allies to retreat from Norway.

The statement reads:

“According to available information, Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of World War II but had to resign after the allies were forced to retreat from Norway, because of his belief that a government supported by all parties was essential for the unity needed to defeat Adolf Hitler. The resignation paved the way for Winston Churchill who later became the hero of the War.’’

“The call by one of our leaders is about taking responsibility. President Jonathan is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. If under his watch Nigerian territories are being annexed progressively by insurgents, and all that he has demonstrated so far is sheer cluelessness and incompetence, it is time for him to take responsibility and quit in the national interest, to pave the way for a leader who can lead the country to victory,’’ the party added.

The statement went further to mention the plight of the Chibok girls and the fact that they’re still missing

‘’President Jonathan watched helplessly as Boko Haram moved from Sambisa forest to take over a large chunk of territory in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states and proclaim a Caliphate. President Jonathan watched helplessly as Boko Haram abducted and took away almost 300 girls, holding most of them for over 200 days…still counting. His administration is even mocking and harassing those who are campaigning for the release of the girls. No people in the world will give such a leader unconditional support.”

The APC went further to say that even if no leader had resigned during a war before, President Jonathan could lead the way by being the first

‘’Therefore, even if no leader in history has ever resigned during war (even though we have now proved that is not correct), nothing prevents President Jonathan from becoming the first leader to do so. After all, never in the history of any nation has incompetence and cluelessness been exhibited by any leader, as President Jonathan has done, when the country is at war.’’

Presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe, who spoke on behalf of the Presidency accused the APC of being “a bunch of political anarchists and charlatans blinded by an unbridled appetite for power” due to the party’s calls for Jonathan’s resignation.