By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on President Bola Tinubu to get his priorities right by placing a premium on security instead of prioritizing infrastructure projects.
Obi maintained that the soul of the country is bleeding, stressing that ‘Nigeria is at war’
He made the call in a post made on his official X handle on Wednesday in the wake of the killing of over 100 persons, including military personnel, in Zamfara State by suspected terrorists.
The ex-Anambra governor noted that his appeal should not be viewed through political lens but considered as a genuine reaction of a patriot.
“We cannot continue like this. It is time to prioritise the security of lives over infrastructure projects.
“With the brutal killings of over 100 people in Zamfara, including our revered military men, Mr. President, it is time to accept the inevitable truth and act decisively. Nigeria is at war. We can no longer afford the dangerous denial.”
Obi added that Nigeria now shares a disturbing similarity with a country officially at war with the number of lives lost to insecurity across the country.
“The number of lives lost in Nigeria now mirrors countries at war, and the death in our own country even happens more often than in countries at war,” he said.
He stressed that governance must now focus on saving lives and not “cutting ribbons and headlining ceremonies on front pages.”
