Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to go to Niger and Benue states after current tragedies that claimed lots of of lives.
Obi, in a press release titled “What can’t be hidden in Management” posted on Monday, June 16, by way of his official X deal with, accused the president of missing empathy and duty within the face of nationwide grief.
“Just lately, we witnessed extreme flooding in Niger State that claimed almost 200 lives, with many nonetheless lacking. But, not even a single presidential go to, this, in a nation the place the scene of the tragedy is lower than an hour away by helicopter,” he mentioned.
He additionally pointed to the bloodbath in Benue, the place over 200 Nigerians, together with troopers, have been reportedly killed by armed {groups}.
“Simply days in the past, over 200 Nigerians, harmless males, girls, kids, and even troopers have been massacred in Benue State.
“Once more, no presidential go to. No bodily presence on the scenes of ache. No real nationwide mourning. No management face to consolation the grieving or give hope to the individuals,” Obi added.
He contrasted Tinubu’s method to management with that of world leaders who present up throughout crises.
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“In India, after a aircraft crash killed almost 200 individuals, the Prime Minister was bodily on the scene inside hours. In South Africa, when floods claimed 78 lives, the president went personally to the affected communities, stood with them, and took duty,” he mentioned.
Obi described the Tinubu administration’s absence at such moments as a transparent signal of a management with out compassion.
“That’s management with compassion. That’s management that understands the worth of human life. However right here in Nigeria, we’ve normalised management with out empathy, with out accountability, and with no human face.”
He mentioned true management calls for 4 key values, competence, capability, character, and compassion, all of which he claimed are lacking within the present authorities.
“There are important areas of management that should exist for a nation to maneuver ahead, and these are summed up in 4 Cs: Competence, Capability, Character and Compassion. The place these 4 are non-existent, there isn’t a magic you are able to do,” Obi mentioned.
“Nigeria doesn’t simply want one other president; Nigeria wants a frontrunner, a frontrunner with competence, capability, character, and compassion. Till we select leaders on these ideas, the cycle of ache will solely proceed,” Obi concluded.
