National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend his ongoing retreat” in France and return home to address Nigeria’s escalating security challenges.
Obi expressed concern over the rising incidents of crimes and criminalities across Nigeria, citing over 150 lives lost in just two weeks, particularly in Plateau and Zamfara, respectively.
He also highlighted the repeated pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta and the resurgence of insurgency in Borno, emphasising that the government’s primary duty is to secure citizens’ lives and property.
Obi stressed that the fight for a better Nigeria requires tangible solutions to the country’s unique problems.
The opposition leader urged Tinubu to prioritise the welfare and safety of Nigerians, suspending his ”retreat” to take responsibility for addressing these pressing issues.
The full statement below;
Mr. President, Domestic problems Beacons.
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, which entails that he immediately suspend his ongoing retreat in a foreign land and come home to address the overwhelming security situation across the country.
This urgent call has become necessary following the rising incidents of crimes and criminalities all over Nigeria with an apparent absence of governance.
In the 2 weeks you have been away, over 150 Nigerians have lost their lives to insecurity across Nigeria, especially in Plateau and Zamfara states.
The repeated pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta, further reflect a nation in distress.
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.
Amid all these, the CEO of the troubling company called Nigeria is retreating far away land in France from the Company’s headquarters.
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.
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.
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.
That is the new Nigeria that the nation seeks.
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