The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend his retreat in France and return to Nigeria to confront the growing security crisis. In a statement shared on his official X handle, Obi described the situation as dire, highlighting that over 150 lives have been lost in the past two weeks, particularly in Plateau and Zamfara states, due to violent attacks.
Obi condemned the President’s absence amid such turbulence, stressing that the core responsibility of any government is the protection of lives and property. He noted ongoing killings and abductions in the South-East and North-East, as well as repeated pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta, as signs of a country in distress and lacking effective governance.
“The CEO of the troubling company called Nigeria is retreating in a faraway land,” Obi said pointedly, criticizing the president’s overseas retreat while insecurity persists at home. He added that leaders of Borno State have also raised alarms over the resurgence of insurgency, with both civilians and soldiers being killed.
Obi stressed that the quest for a better Nigeria goes beyond political ambition; it is about delivering real and felt solutions to the people. He urged President Tinubu to return immediately, take responsibility, and lead efforts to restore peace across the country.
Concluding his statement, Obi said, “That is the new Nigeria that the nation seeks” — one where leadership is present, accountable, and focused on the well-being of its citizens.
