Public affairs analyst and PDP member, Dickson Iroegbu, has delivered a scathing assessment of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of responding too slowly to the wave of killings and kidnappings across the country.
Iroegbu, a vocal supporter of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, spoke on Arise News on Friday during a panel discussion on the third mass abduction recorded within a week.
He said the persistent attacks underscored a collapse of responsible governance.
“it’s a sad period for the nation, Nigeria. We thought we had overcome this… what the APC government, led by the Tinubu administration, has been all about is destruction for 2027. And so the government has suffered.”
He faulted the President for what he described as a delayed response to a crisis that has shaken communities nationwide.
“Suddenly, this moment that the President is now awake… good morning this night… you’re waking up quite very late,” he said.
Iroegbu insisted that repeated claims of economic gains could not distract from what he believes is a deeper leadership failure.
“Propaganda won’t work… What economic gains did you have?… there’s something wrong about governance in our country,” he said.
He also accused the administration of placing political interests above national stability.
“The President failed woefully… engage the system, engage the people… but every moment… it’s all propaganda,” he said.
Reacting to the US congressional hearing on alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria, Iroegbu said the session highlighted the gulf between Nigerian leaders and the suffering of citizens.
“When I tuned in, I felt ashamed as a Nigerian… indeed these people don’t seem to care… our interest is not on the table,” he said.
He added that global concern over insecurity showed how much the country has drifted.
“You could see human beings discussing issues about other human beings… that simply shows that our leaders have lost their humanity,” he said. “Every day in Nigeria since APC came to power… not less than 100 people are killed. And there’s no end in sight.”
Iroegbu concluded that while all groups have suffered, Christians remain the most targeted.
“There is genocide in Nigeria — that’s a fact… targeted victims are mostly Christians… the records are there,” he said.