Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for what he described as “incapacity and lack of compassion” in handling the prolonged abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno states.
In a post on his verified X handle, Obi expressed deep concern that more than 50 days after the Oyo abductions, no tangible rescue effort has been made.
He said the situation reflects Nigeria’s worsening leadership crisis, warning that uncompassionate governance risks turning citizens’ frustration into volatile resentment.
“It is even more traumatising when the leader presiding over that collapse demonstrates clear incapacity and a lack of compassion,” Obi wrote.
Obi revealed that he had twice appealed publicly to the kidnappers for the children’s release and personally called Governor Seyi Makinde to express solidarity.
On July 3, he visited Ibadan with Prof. Pat Utomi to meet the governor, sharing his own experiences tackling insecurity as former Anambra State governor.
He noted
