Peter Obi Condemns Tinubu’s Response to Oyo, Borno School Abductions
Obi said Tinubu never called Governor Seyi Makinde, and he warned that more than 50 days in captivity has left families abandoned.
- On Monday, 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi criticized President Bola Tinubu for his handling of school abductions, calling for the President to resign or abstain from the 2027 general elections.
- During a visit to Ibadan on Friday with Prof. Pat Utomi, Obi learned from Governor Seyi Makinde that President Tinubu had not contacted the state regarding the abductions occurring more than 50 days ago.
- Obi noted more than 13 school kidnappings have occurred under Tinubu, comparing the current silence to 2014 when Tinubu criticized then-President Goodluck Jonathan for delaying contact with state officials.
- Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga dismissed the criticism as misplaced, asserting the administration has neutralized more than 15,000 terrorists and achieved measurable progress in national security infrastructure.
- The Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate continues to challenge the administration's capacity to manage the country's worsening security crisis, reflecting escalating political tensions ahead of the 2027 election.
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Obi: Tinubu hasn't called Makinde over Oyo School Abduction
Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has intensified pressure on President Bola Tinubu over the worsening security situation in the country. He alleged that the President failed to personally reach out to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde more than 50 days after bandits abducted 37 pupils and teachers in the state. Obi, who disclosed details of a recent visit to Makinde in Ibadan, said he was taken aback afte…
Oyo Abduction: ‘Makinde told me he never called,’ Peter Obi restates call for Tinubu’s resignation
The former governor expressed shock that about 13 school abductions had taken place under Mr Tinubu’s administration, but the president “has not contacted” governors of the affected states after more than seven weeks.
Nigeria: Oyo Abduction - Makinde Told Me Tinubu Never Called - Shouldn't Seek Re-Election
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has claimed that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola Tinubu had not contacted him more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren in the state, describing the development as evidence of a worsening leadership crisis.
Oyo abduction: Makinde told me Tinubu never called; shouldn't seek re-election – Obi
"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 wrote. The post Oyo abduction: Makinde told me Tinubu never called; shouldn’t seek re-election – Obi appeared first on Vanguard News.
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