Yemi Obafemi
Former presidential candidate and prominent statesman, Mr. Peter Obi, has issued a strong call for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend his overseas retreat in France and urgently return to Nigeria to address the escalating security crisis across the nation.
Obi stated this in statement titled “Mr. President, Domestic Problems Beacons,” on his X handle, Obi expressed deep concern over what he described as a “retreating presidency” in the face of mounting violence and insecurity nationwide.
This statement reads: “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.”
According to Obi, the absence of visible and effective governance has deepened the sense of fear and helplessness among Nigerians. He stressed that the primary responsibility of any government is to secure the lives and property of its people.
“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 remarked.
