Peter Obi decries Nigeria’s insecurity, calls for responsible leadership
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, describing the country as “bleeding” due to failures in leadership.
In a post on his verified X handle late Sunday, Obi criticized political leaders for placing comfort over courage, politics over people, and power over purpose. He said the past ten days have witnessed unprecedented insecurity, chaos, and institutional decay, highlighting the urgent need for accountable leadership.
The former governor of Anambra State argued that Nigeria’s security challenges are not a matter of fate but the result of collective leadership failures that allow lawlessness and instability to persist.
Obi pointed to the recent abduction of 13 female farmers in Askira-Uba LGA, Borno State, by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists as evidence of the nation’s deteriorating security environment.
He emphasized that governance is a responsibility, not a title, and leaders must prioritize the protection of every citizen. “We have all watched a nation blessed with people of strength and resilience drift into avoidable disorder. We should be asking ourselves: Are we cursed, or are we the curse?” he wrote.
Obi urged for leadership characterized by competence, compassion, and accountability, warning that excuses, indifference, and absenteeism only worsen the crisis. “Nigeria is bleeding because those elected to protect the nation have chosen comfort over courage, politics over people, and power over purpose,” he said.
He concluded with a message of solidarity for Nigerians affected by insecurity: “To every Nigerian shaken in these past 10 days, my heart is with you. You deserve safety, you deserve peace. We deserve a government that values our lives above politics. Nigeria must rise again.”
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