*Former Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar asks President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end his trip to France, and address the current rising wave of insecurity of lives and property, stating that ‘Nigerians sink deeper into poverty, insecurity, and despair’

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Against the backdrop of the reported heightened insecurity of lives and property in recent weeks, former Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end his trip to France and address the situation.

绿帽献妻 reports President Tinubu has been in France on a two-week working visit, according to the Presidency.

Over 100 people have been killed in attacks in Plateau and Benue states, especially in the two weeks, the eerie situation is raising concerns about the security of lives and property in the country, reports said.

Among other Nigerians that have urged the President to end his trip, and return home to address the growing security concerns, Atiku also questioned President Tinubu鈥檚 continued stay in the European country in view of the recent killings in certain locations in Nigeria.

Paul Ibe of Atiku Media Office, in Abuja, FCT, in a statement titled, “Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency”, shared Wednesday, April 16, 2025, via Paul Ibe (@omonlakiki), asked “When will Tinubu declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous Presidency?”

Please read the full text of the statement below:

“Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency”

On April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu flew out to France.

Had this absurd announcement come just a day earlier, Nigerians would have dismissed it as an April Fool鈥檚 joke.

But sadly, it鈥檚 no prank 鈥� just another insult to a nation pushed to the brink by a presidency that treats its citizens like fools.

The official excuse? A so-called 鈥渨orking visit.鈥�

But Nigerians aren鈥檛 buying the spin.

The presidency scrambled to clarify that it wasn鈥檛 a medical trip 鈥� how noble. But even if it鈥檚 not medical tourism, what justification is there for gallivanting across Europe while Nigeria bleeds? What kind of leader borrows billions only to blow scarce funds on vanity trips abroad? It鈥檚 not just irresponsible鈥� it鈥檚 contemptuous.

Let the facts speak for themselves.

By the time Tinubu struts back from this latest escapade, he will have racked up a staggering 59 days in France since assuming office.

鈥淪ee Paris and die?鈥� No 鈥� see Paris and abandon your country. While Tinubu dines under chandeliers in the land of good governance, the country he governs is spiraling into chaos.

Plateau has turned into a killing field 鈥� over 100 lives lost in relentless attacks.

Benue is bleeding.

Boko Haram is seizing territory. And every single day, Nigerians sink deeper into poverty, insecurity, and despair.

This isn鈥檛 just negligence. It鈥檚 dereliction of duty on a catastrophic scale.

If Tinubu had even a shred of empathy, he would cut his trip short and return immediately.

A leader with an ounce of patriotism wouldn鈥檛 need to be begged to show up in times of crisis.

The constitution says the security and welfare of the people is the primary purpose of government.

But under Tinubu, that sacred duty has been trashed.

Let鈥檚 be honest: there is absolutely nothing Tinubu is doing in France that he couldn鈥檛 do in Lagos, or even in Iragbiji. This so-called 鈥渨orking visit鈥� is nothing more than a vacation cloaked in official jargon.

Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency.

Not a contrived political emergency like what Tinubu declared in Rivers for partisan gain 鈥� this is a national collapse. So when, exactly, will Tinubu declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous presidency?

Signed: Paul Ibe Atiku Media Office Abuja April 16, 2025.

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