- Peter Obi criticised President Tinubu for remaining in France while violent attacks surged in parts of Nigeria, calling it a failure of leadership
- He cited over 150 deaths in two weeks and growing unrest in Plateau, Borno, Zamfara, and the South East as evidence of urgent national insecurity
- Obi urged Tinubu to return immediately, stressing that governance demands presence, and expressed hope for a “new Nigeria”
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend his ongoing retreat in France and return to Nigeria to confront the escalating insecurity across the country.
In a strongly worded post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, April 16, Obi highlighted the deteriorating security situation, claiming that more than 150 Nigerians have been killed in the two weeks since President Tinubu left the country.
"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," Obi wrote.
While the President has been abroad, gunmen have reportedly launched deadly attacks in several communities, particularly in Plateau and Borno States.
Obi also referenced continued insecurity in Zamfara State, as well as a resurgence of insurgent violence in the North East and increased cases of abductions in the South East.
"The repeated pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta further reflect a nation in distress," he said, expressing concern over what he described as an "apparent absence of governance."
Obi criticised the President’s decision to remain overseas during what he called a national emergency.
"Amid all these, the CEO of the troubling company called Nigeria is retreating [to a] far away land in France from the Company’s headquarters," he stated, stressing that leadership requires physical presence and accountability, especially during crises.
“The primary duty of any government is securing the lives and property of its citizens… 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.”
Calling for urgent action, Obi urged Tinubu to “suspend whatever he is doing in France and rush home to take responsibility.”
He added with a message of hope: “The fight for a better Nigeria is not about individuals… A New Nigeria is POssible.”
Reno Omokri calls out Peter Obi over his silence on threat to lives of Nigerians in Canada
Earlier, TheRadar reported that the former presidential aide and political activist Reno Omokri had called out the former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for keeping mum over the threat to the lives of Yoruba and Edo people in Canada by one Amaka Patience Sunnberger.
He said the former presidential candidate would have released a lengthy statement if it were to be someone from the North or South-West.
