The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend his ongoing retreat in France and return home to stop the bloodbath in the country.
Newsmata.com.ng reports that Obi, who made the call in a statement via his 𝕏 handle on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, said his appeal for the president’ return became necessary due to the rising incidents of crimes and criminalities all over Nigeria with an apparent absence of governance.
The former Anambra State governor lamented that over 150 Nigerians had lost their lives to “overwhelming security situation” across the country in the past two weeks, especially in Plateau and Zamfara States.
Reminding President Tinubu that the primary duty of any government is securing the lives and property of its citizens, Obi wondered 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”.
The statement read:
“Mr. President, Domestic problems Beacon.
“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 the 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 far away land in France from the Company’s headquarters.
“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.
“The fight for a better Nigeria is not about individuals; it is about ensuring that every citizen can see, feel, and benefit from the policies and decisions of those in power. I, therefore like to 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 that the nation seeks.”