The 2027 presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign or not to seek re-election over failure to rescue schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire local government area of Oyo State about 50 days ago.
Obi claimed his “patriotic” call” followed his visit to Ibadan over the weekend during which he discovered that the government and people of Oyo State are feeling bitter and abandoned as they have not seen any tangible effort toward the rescue of the abductees.
He made the call in a post on his social media handle on Monday.
The NDC presidential candidate alleged that while he had called the state governor, Seyi Makinde twice over the incident, he discovered during his visit to Ibadan that President Bola Tinubu has not called the Governor since occurrence of the incident.
The former Anambra governor accused Tinubu of turning citizens’ frustration into deep, volatile resentment with alleged demonstration of incapacity and a lack of compassion.
“Since this unfortunate incident, I have spoken publicly about it twice, including appealing directly to the kidnappers to release the children. I also called the Governor twice to assure him of my solidarity, understanding that this issue is not just an Oyo problem but a Nigerian tragedy.
“On Friday, July 3, I decided to travel to Ibadan with Prof. Pat Utomi to express solidarity with the Governor, as more than 50 days had elapsed without the rescue of the children and with numerous others still being held captive across the country.
“During our two-hour meeting, I shared my experience in addressing insecurity as Governor of Anambra State. I recalled how President Olusegun Obasanjo, and later Presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, would personally call us several times whenever we faced major security challenges.
“But, to my utmost shock, I discovered that, contrary to my assumption that they had been in regular communication over the matter, Governor Seyi Makinde had not received a single call from President Bola Tinubu,” Obi said.
The NDC presidential candidate compared the response of President Tinubu to the incident to that of former President Goodluck Jonathan when over about 300 girls were abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State in 2014.
He said many leaders, including Tinubu had called for resignation of Jonathan over his failure to promptly called the Borno State Governor at the time.
“I remember the only case of a school kidnapping during President Goodluck Jonathan’s era – the Chibok girls. It drew local and international attention. Even though the security agencies provided almost daily updates on their efforts, Nigerians and the rest of the world were outraged that it took President Jonathan over two weeks to call the then State chief Executive.
“I vividly recall that the current President, Bola Tinubu, led a team of vocal critics who called for President Jonathan’s immediate resignation over the incident, citing his delay in calling the state governor. That call for IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION should actually be the case in this matter.
“Today, under President Tinubu, there have been more than 13 school kidnappings, yet the President has found it difficult to call the affected state’s chief executive after more than 50 days (over 7 weeks). This is outrageous. I suspect the same may also have been the case in other school kidnapping incidents.
“I cannot imagine any issue more important than the lives of our kidnapped children, their teachers, and the many other Nigerians being held captive across the country. It is now an indisputable fact that governance has completely collapsed under this administration.
“The situation reflects a total lack of capacity and compassion, compounded by glaring insensitivity.
“Amid such an apparent display of incompetence, the President should either resign or, at the very least, abstain from seeking re-election for the sake of our dear country. This call is patriotic, not political,” Obi said.
WARNING: If You Are Not 18+, Don’t Click The Link Below 👇🫣
Did you want to monetize your website, join MONETAG or ADSKEEPER and start earning
Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it.
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post.
Never Miss A Single News Or Gist, Kindly Join Us On WhatsApp Channel:
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vad8g81Eawdsio6INn3B
Telegram Channel:
https://t.me/gistsmateNG
