The Labour party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has decried the spate of k!llings in the country.
He believes that the murder of 17 soldiers in Niger State and the wanton killing of more than 100 people in Zamfara State are indications that Nigeria is at a crossroads, and the president must acknowledge this reality and take decisive action.
Obi continued by saying that governance must now focus on saving lives rather than cutting ribbons and making headlines.
His statement reads;
‘’The de@ths in our country continue unabated, as one reads the heartbreaking stories that have become our daily reality.
With the brutal killings of over 100 people in Zamfara, including our revered military men, Mr. President, it is time to accept the inevitable truth and act decisively.
Nigeria is at war. We can no longer afford the dangerous denial. The number of lives lost in Nigeria now mirrors countries at war, and the de@th in our own country even happens more often than in countries at war.
We cannot continue like this. It is time to prioritise the security of lives over infrastructure projects. Governance must now become about saving lives, not cutting ribbons and headlining ceremonies on front pages.
Every child buried, every soldier slain, every Nigerian abducted, is a loud cry that leadership must hear. The true measure of leadership is not in the number of roads built or bridges commissioned, but in how many lives are preserved, how many families sleep in peace, and how many communities thrive without fear of bandits.
This is no longer about politics, it is about the survival of Nigerians. The soul of our nation is bleeding, and only true leadership can save our dear country.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO”
