Violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in Benue and Plateau States has continued to reoccur with the Federal government not providing any solutions. President Bola Tinubu who is on a “retreat” in France has yet to make a condemning statement or state a plan of action against the gunmen wreaking havoc.
Writing on his X social media page Wednesday Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, called on Tinubu to immediately return to country from France trip and tackle the issue.
“Mr President, domestic problems beckon,” Obi wrote.
“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 entail that he immediately suspends his ongoing retreat in a foreign land and come home to address the overwhelming security situation across the country.
“In the two weeks you have been away, over 150 Nigerians have lost their lives to insecurity across Nigeria, especially in Plateau and Zamfara states.
“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 stated that the nation is in distress and Tinubu being the CEO needs to step up.
“Amid all these, the CEO of the troubled company called Nigeria, is retreating in a faraway land in France, detached from the company’s headquarters.
“I therefore 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 the nation seeks.”
