Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has launched a fresh attack on President Bola Tinubu over the prolonged abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, declaring that the President has lost the moral justification to seek another term in office.
Obi made the remarks while reacting to the lingering security crisis surrounding the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to him, he was stunned after Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde allegedly informed him that President Tinubu had not reached out to him more than 50 days after the tragic incident.
Describing the development as a clear indication of a worsening leadership crisis in Nigeria, Obi said he had assumed that the President and the Oyo governor had been in constant communication over efforts to secure the safe release of the victims. However, he claimed he discovered that no such contact had been made, a revelation he described as shocking and deeply troubling...READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE .
Obi noted that he personally appealed to the kidnappers on two separate occasions to release the abducted children and also maintained communication with Governor Makinde to express solidarity with the people of Oyo State. He stressed that the abduction was not merely an Oyo State issue but a national tragedy that required the attention and empathy of the country’s highest leadership.
He argued that a president who fails to demonstrate compassion during moments of national grief cannot convincingly ask Nigerians for another mandate. According to Obi, leadership is measured not only by policies and speeches but by the ability to stand with citizens during their darkest moments.
The former Anambra State governor further lamented what he described as a growing pattern of indifference to insecurity across the country, insisting that Nigerians deserve leaders who respond promptly and decisively whenever lives are threatened.
Obi maintained that the continued captivity of innocent schoolchildren reflects the country’s deteriorating security situation and urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure the immediate and unconditional release of all those still in captivity.
His comments add to the growing political debate over the Federal Government’s handling of insecurity, with opposition figures and civil society groups increasingly demanding stronger leadership and more decisive action to tackle the nation’s worsening security challenges.
