₦airaland Forum

For the umpteenth time, Labour Party national leader, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for not visiting Yelwata in Benue, where over 200 people were recently massacred.

Obi, in a statement on Friday, described Tinubu’s excuse of “bad roads” as unacceptable and emblematic of weak leadership.

“A true leader does not make excuses or complain; he shows up, sacrifices, and provides solutions, especially in difficult times,” Obi stated.

He questioned how the President could blame road conditions under his administration for preventing access to a community in mourning, especially when there had been sufficient time to prepare logistically following the attack.

“Even if we accept that the roads were truly impassable, which they are not, since his aides and security teams used them, what happened to the helicopters?

“Are we to believe that a country with a presidential air fleet couldn’t find a way to fly the President to Yelwata to comfort grieving citizens?” Obi asked.

Obi emphasised that Nigerians expected empathy, not protocol or excuses.

“If the Commander-in-Chief cannot reach his citizens due to bad roads, what hope is there for the average Nigerian who plies those same roads every day?” He further asked.

Obi concluded by condemning what he described as institutional neglect and calling for a new kind of leadership hinged on compassion.

“A New Nigeria cannot and will not be built on excuses. It will be built on the sacrifices, courage, and responsibility of true leaders,” Obi concluded.

“A true leader does not make excuses or complain; he shows up, sacrifices, and provides solutions, especially in difficult times,” Obi stated.

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went, even with the tough conditions, shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.

Mrfixitt:
Tinubu has done nothing meaningful for the Benue people. He should have made a strong order to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.

Mrfixitt:
Tinubu has done nothing meaningful for the Benue people. He should have made a strong order to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.

Ttalk:
Maybe you didn't have access to news, yes, Tinubu ordered the CDS to go after the culprits

Racoon:
Otherwise the CDS and other device chiefs don't know they don't need to be told by the president to secure the lives of the hapless citizens of the beleaguered nation?

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went, even with the tough conditions, shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went, even with the tough conditions, shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.

christistruth01:
Has Peter Obi himself visited the families of ipob's victims?

Or are ipob now a master race because they are from his own Region ?

Obi, in a statement on Friday, described Tinubu’s excuse of “bad roads” as unacceptable and emblematic of weak leadership.

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went, even with the tough conditions, shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.

Chucks13:
Pls who go come beg this lunatic political packaged fraud to stop crying over Benue matter?

Disgusting, disgruntled and a serial lai with bitterness talking. His bitered cry cry baby face extremely disgustub

SoftSport:
let's not forget that Tinubu still made the effort to visit despite the challenges. The fact that he went, even with the tough conditions, shows his dedication to addressing the issue, it's easy to criticize, but not everyone would have made the same effort.