Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised fresh concerns over the worsening state of security in the country, saying Nigeria is “bleeding” because its leaders have prioritised politics and personal comfort over national duty.
Obi, in a late-night post on his verified X handle on Sunday, lamented that the past ten days have been marked by disturbing incidents that reflect deepening chaos, insecurity and institutional deterioration across the nation.
The former Anambra State governor said the situation confronting the country is not accidental but a product of leadership failures that have enabled violence, lawlessness and weak institutions to flourish.
According to him, Nigeria wakes up daily to new tragedies that reinforce the sense of drift and highlight the absence of competent and empathetic leadership capable of restoring order.
“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?
“And just as I was speaking about this, I received yet another devastating report about the abduction of 13 female farmers in Askira-Uba LGA of Borno State today by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists.
“No serious nation survives on excuses, indifference, or absentee leadership. What we are witnessing is not inevitable, it is the direct consequence of us leaders not valuing human life. Nigeria is bleeding because those elected to protect the nation have chosen comfort over courage, politics over people, and power over purpose.”
Obi added that governance must be centred on safeguarding citizens, insisting that those in power owe Nigerians competent and compassionate leadership.
“We the leaders must remember that governance is not a title, it is a duty to protect every child, every community, and every citizen. We need competence, compassion, and a government that shows up when it matters the most.”
“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,” he tweeted.