‘Suspend France Retreat, Come Home to Address Overwhelming Security Situation’, Obi Tells President Tinubu
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend his visit to France and return to Nigeria to address the critical security situation.
Thelensng reports that President Tinubu on April 2 departed for France on a working visit for a period of two weeks.
However, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Mr. Obi stated that the lack of governance is evident amid the insecurity in the country, particularly in the North, hence, he called on President Tinubu to return home immediately.
He wrote: “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 in a faraway land in France from the company’s headquarters.”
The former Anambra State Governor noted that 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.”
He explained that the fight for a better Nigeria is not about individuals, rather, it is about ensuring that every citizen can see, feel, and benefit from the policies and decisions of those in power.
The politician urged the President to quickly suspend whatever he is doing in France and ‘rush home’ to take responsibility by addressing these disturbing issues.
This, he added, is the new Nigeria that the nation seeks.
