An editorial in Punch newspaper described Buhari's action as dictatorial and capable of precipitating a constitutional crisis:
Ìrò olóòtú ìwé ìròyìn Punch pe ìhùwàsíi Buhari gẹ́gẹ́ bíi ti apàṣẹ-wàá àti pé ìwà náà lè fa rògbòdìyàn-an ti òfin: