Peter Obi has known as on President Bola Tinubu to droop his “ongoing retreat” in France and urgently return to Nigeria to handle what he described as a worsening state of insecurity throughout the nation.
In a strongly worded put up on his official X deal with on Wednesday, April 16, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate within the 2023 basic election mentioned the scenario at residence now not permits for presidential absenteeism.
“I’m compelled right now in our lives as a nation to name on our retreating President’s consideration to the safety challenges at residence, which entails that he instantly droop his ongoing retreat in a overseas land and are available residence to handle the overwhelming safety scenario throughout the nation,” Obi acknowledged.
He mentioned at the least 150 Nigerians have misplaced their lives to violent assaults prior to now two weeks, with Plateau and Zamfara States being the toughest hit.
Obi additionally made reference to the return of insurgency in Borno, repeated pipeline explosions within the Niger Delta, and rising instances of killings and abductions within the South-East.
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“The repeated pipeline explosions within the Niger Delta additional mirror a nation in misery,” he mentioned. “Within the North East, Borno state leaders are bemoaning the return of insurgency with troops and civilians being killed randomly. Within the South East, the story is identical: killings and abduction.”
Lamenting what he described as a management vacuum, Obi mentioned, “Amid all these, the CEO of the troubling firm known as Nigeria is retreating [in a] far-off land in France from the Firm’s headquarters.”
In keeping with him, the first accountability of any chief is the safety of lives and property, including that “one wonders the kind of retreat occurring abroad the place peace has been secured by their leaders whereas blood continues to stream in our nation.”
He additionally reiterated that the marketing campaign for a greater Nigeria was not about people however about constructing a rustic the place each citizen advantages from insurance policies and management choices.
“I, subsequently, like to induce Mr President to rapidly droop no matter he’s doing in France and rush residence to take accountability by addressing these disturbing points. That’s the new Nigeria that the nation seeks. A New Nigeria is POssible,” he concluded.
