PDP condemns Tinubu-led government over Maiduguri bombings, demands urgent action

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the Federal Government over the recent bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State, which claimed at least 23 lives and left over 100 injured.

In a statement on Tuesday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the party described the attacks as proof of the failure of the APC-led administration under President Bola Tinubu to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

Ememobong said the bombings highlight a growing trend: insecurity, once largely limited to the Northeast, is now spreading to previously peaceful parts of the country.

“The recent multiple bombings in Maiduguri, resulting in at least 23 deaths and over 100 injuries, are yet another demonstration of the federal government’s inability to protect citizens,” the PDP statement read.

The party accused the APC-led Presidency of focusing more on political attacks against the opposition than on safeguarding Nigerians, adding, “No one, including the President, can deny that the country was safer in 2015 than it is today.”

PDP expressed condolences to the victims’ families and urged the government to move beyond rhetoric, advocating a whole-of-society approach that involves community leaders in tackling security challenges.

“While we sympathise with the families affected by this heinous act, we call on the federal government to engage strategic stakeholders as part of a comprehensive approach to combating insecurity,” the statement added.

The bombings occurred Monday evening around Maiduguri Monday Market and a security post at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, following coordinated attacks by suspected Boko Haram members on three military formations in Borno State.

Benita Ibrahim