Mr. Peter Obi has called out President Bola Tinubu for retreating in faraway France while the country is facing insecurity challenges.
The former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, while reacting to the recent killing of over 50 Nigerians in Plateau State and other parts of the country, urged the president to cut short his retreat and come home to face governance.
Obi, in a post through his official X account decried that in 2 weeks Tinubu have been away, over 150 Nigerians have lost their lives to insecurity across Nigeria, especially in Plateau and Zamfara states.
“In the North East, Borno state leaders are bemoaning the return of insurgency with troops and civilians being killed randomly. In the South East, the story is the same: killings and abduction,” Obi said.
He wondered what the President have been doing in France while the country he swore to protect faces serious trouble, “Amid all these, the CEO of the troubling company called Nigeria is retreating far away land in France from the Company’s headquarters.”
Obi reminded President Tinubu that, “The primary duty of any government is securing the lives and property of its citizens and one wonders the type of retreat going on in another country where peace has been secured by their leaders while blood continues to flow in our country.”
He said, “The fight for a better Nigeria is not about individuals; it is about ensuring that every citizen can see, feel, and benefit from the policies and decisions of those in power.”
“This urgent call has become necessary following the rising incidents of crimes and criminalities all over Nigeria with an apparent absence of governance.
“I, therefore like to urge Mr President to quickly suspend whatever he is doing in France and rush home to take responsibility by addressing these disturbing issues.” Obi concluded.
