Peter Obi Knocks Tinubu For Not Visiting Benue Amid Killings
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has knocked President Bola Tinubu for not visiting Benue state amid the incessant killings.
Obi in a post on X on Monday, claimed Tinubu’s absence in Benue showed the President does not value human lives.
He pointed to incidents in India and South Africa as examples of what good leaders do when tragedies happen.
OSUN DEFENDER reported that Netizens had slammed President Tinubu after he failed to speak on the Benue incident for 24 hours.
Tinubu’s response to the incident, which claimed over 200 lives, came 24 hours after the incident.
Obi wrote, “Sadly, the evidence is right before our eyes. Recently, we witnessed severe flooding in Niger State that claimed nearly 200 lives, with many still missing. Yet, not even a single presidential visit, this, in a nation where the scene of the tragedy is less than an hour away by helicopter.
“Just days ago, over 200 Nigerians, innocent men, women, children, and even soldiers were massacred in Benue State.
“Again, no presidential visit. No physical presence at the scenes of pain. No genuine national mourning. No leadership face to comfort the grieving or give hope to the people.
“Yet, we have seen what true leadership looks like elsewhere:
“In India, after a plane crash killed nearly 200 people, the Prime Minister was physically at the scene within hours.
“In South Africa, when floods claimed 78 lives, the president went personally to the affected communities, stood with them, and took responsibility.
“That is leadership with compassion. That is leadership that understands the value of human life. But here in Nigeria, we have normalised leadership without empathy, without accountability, and without a human face.
“That is why I insist: Nigeria does not just need another president; Nigeria needs a leader, a leader with competence, capacity, character, and compassion. Until we choose leaders on these principles, the cycle of pain will only continue.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
