Former Labour Party presidential prospect, Peter Obi, has declared that Oyo State Guv, Seyi Makinde, exposed to him that he has actually not received a single telephone call from President Bola Tinubu considering that the abduction of 37 pupils and instructors in the state more than 50 days back.
Obi made the disclosure in a highly worded statement entitled “Worsening Management Crisis in the Nation Now Evident,” in which he criticised the Federal Government’s reaction to the worsening security scenario and explained the country’s leadership as lacking compassion and seriousness.
According to Obi, the prolonged captivity of the abducted victims and the alleged absence of direct governmental engagement with the Oyo governor underscore what he referred to as a growing management failure.
“The ultimate cost of uncompassionate management, as obvious in the nation today, is turning citizens’ frustration into deep, unpredictable resentment,” Obi said. “It is even more traumatising when the leader commanding that collapse shows clear inability and a lack of compassion.”
The former Anambra State guv noted that individuals of Oyo State should naturally feel deserted after more than 50 days without what he described any concrete progress in protecting the release of the abducted schoolchildren and teachers.
Obi disclosed that he had publicly resolved the event on 2 occasions, consisting of appealing straight to the kidnappers to launch the victims. He also said he connected to Governor Makinde twice to express uniformity, stressing that the incident represents not simply an Oyo State crisis but a nationwide tragedy.
He revealed that on Friday, July 3, he took a trip to Ibadan along with distinguished political financial expert, Prof. Pat Utomi, to satisfy Guv Makinde and go over the security circumstance.
According to Obi, the conference lasted about 2 hours, during which he shared his experiences in tackling insecurity while acting as Guv of Anambra State.
He recalled that throughout his period, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan personally got in touch with state guvs whenever major security challenges took place.
However, Obi said he was shocked to find out that Governor Makinde apparently had not received any call from President Tinubu considering that the kidnapping.
“To my utmost shock, I found that, contrary to my assumption that they had been in regular interaction over the matter, Guv Seyi Makinde had actually not gotten a single call from President Bola Tinubu,” Obi specified.
Drawing contrasts with the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction, Obi remembered that although then-President Goodluck Jonathan dealt with criticism for taking control of two weeks to call the Borno State guv, security companies at the time supplied frequent updates on rescue efforts.
He even more declared that President Tinubu was among those who strongly criticised Jonathan’s handling of the Chibok event and demanded his instant resignation.
“I strongly recall that the current President, Bola Tinubu, led a team of singing critics who called for President Jonathan’s immediate resignation over the event, citing his delay in calling the state governor,” Obi stated.
The previous governmental prospect alleged that Nigeria has actually recorded more than 13 school kidnapping incidents under the present administration, insisting that the President’s alleged failure to get in touch with affected guvs demonstrates a lack of urgency in dealing with the nation’s security crisis.
Describing the situation as “outrageous,” Obi argued that governance has “totally collapsed” under the current administration.
“I can not imagine any problem more crucial than the lives of our abducted kids, their instructors, and the lots of other Nigerians being held captive throughout the country,” he stated.
“It is now an unassailable reality that governance has actually entirely collapsed under this administration. The scenario shows a total lack of capability and empathy, intensified by glaring insensitivity.”
Obi concluded by urging President Tinubu to either resign or, at the minimum, refrain from looking for re-election, preserving that his appeal was motivated by patriotism instead of politics.
“In the middle of such an apparent screen of incompetence, the President ought to either resign or, at the very least, avoid seeking re-election for the sake of our dear nation. This call is patriotic, not political. A New Nigeria is Possible.”
As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency has not issued an official reaction to Obi’s claims, including his assertion that Guv Makinde had not received a telephone call from President Tinubu following the abduction.