By Samuel Solomon
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign from office, saying he has failed woefully in discharging his primary responsibility as President, which is to secure the lives and property of Nigerians.
According to the party, Nigeria under Tinubu’s administration has witnessed increasing security threats and killings, with Nigerians, irrespective of status or age, falling victim to violent criminals.
Speaking through its National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the PRP said Nigeria is under serious siege, as no Nigerian is safe anymore and many parts of the country are now exposed to marauders and criminals who have resorted to invading schools and abducting students and teachers.
Baba-Ahmed urged Nigerians to rise in unison and called on Tinubu to resign without delay, saying citizens must demand an end to what he described as the ineptitude and indifference of the administration.
He said, “It is now beyond any doubt that President Bola Tinubu has failed woefully in discharging his prime responsibility as Nigerian President, which is to secure the Nigerian citizen. Under his watch, old threats have blossomed and mutated, while more and more Nigerians, irrespective of status or age, have fallen victims to violent criminals.
“From Generals to toddlers; from Bama to Badagry, no Nigerian is safe under this leadership. It is no longer the case that only parts of the country had been virtually surrendered to criminals. Now no Nigerian in any part of the country is protected from rampant violent criminals who exploit our major weakness. School children have joined the long stretch of soft targets, and the nation appears to be at the point of accepting this situation as normal. We must not submit to the weakness of leaders and the exploits of criminals. This is not how Nigerians should live. Our President has failed the nation, and there is no evidence that he can improve on his pathetic record. He has amassed all the power in the country around him, yet he has failed to use it to protect and defend Nigerians.
“In most other democracies, President Tinubu’s failure to respect the values of accountability and responsibility would not have been tolerated. Nigerians must rise to demand an end to this ineptitude and indifference. President Tinubu should resign, now.
“While he may have the luxury of ignoring our current deteriorating circumstances and awaiting the verdict of rejection by voters in 2027, Nigerians who will continue to fall victim to violent criminals do not have the luxury of waiting to vote him out in 2027. There is nothing democratic in insisting that incompetent and uncaring leadership must complete its term. Nigerians should demand, with one voice, that President Tinubu’s failure to secure Nigerians cannot be tolerated any further,” Baba-Ahmed concluded.
