The Presidency has yet to respond to Obi’s remarks as concerns over insecurity continue to dominate public discourse nationwide
Obi Urges Tinubu to Return from France, Confront Escalating Insecurity
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend his ongoing trip to France and return to Nigeria to tackle the worsening security situation across the country.
In a statement shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Obi expressed deep concern over the rising spate of violence, particularly in Plateau, Benue, and Zamfara states, and questioned the President’s continued stay abroad amid the crisis.
“Mr President, domestic problems beckon,” Obi wrote. “I am compelled at this time in our lives as a nation to call on our retreating President’s attention to the security challenges at home… He must immediately suspend his ongoing retreat in a foreign land and come home to address the overwhelming security situation across the country.”
Obi, who served as Governor of Anambra State, claimed that over 150 Nigerians have been killed during the President’s two-week absence, citing renewed armed attacks and a deadly pipeline explosion in the Niger Delta as evidence of deteriorating conditions.
“In the two weeks you have been away, over 150 Nigerians have lost their lives to insecurity across Nigeria, especially in Plateau and Zamfara states,” he said.
Calling the President’s absence “detached,” Obi likened Tinubu to a chief executive retreating from the helm of a failing company, while citizens suffer back home.
“Amid all these, the CEO of the troubled company called Nigeria is retreating in a faraway land in France, detached from the company’s headquarters.”
He further emphasized that the protection of lives and property remains the core responsibility of any government, urging Tinubu to return and “take responsibility” in the face of national distress.
“I therefore urge Mr President to quickly suspend whatever he is doing in France and rush home to take responsibility by addressing these disturbing issues. That is the new Nigeria the nation seeks,” Obi concluded.
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