Nigeria’s leading opposition figure and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go home and rest because he is “tired” and no longer has the capacity to solve Nigeria’s economic and security challenges.
Obi made the call during an exclusive interview on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Obi said while Tinubu may have performed well as governor of Lagos State, presently he has failed as president.
“The Bola Tinubu that was governor is not the one that is president today. He’s tired. He should be allowed to retire in peace, and then go home,” Obi said.
According to him, Nigeria is headed in the wrong direction and required a leader with the energy and commitment to reverse the country’s fortunes.
“As it is right now, Bola Tinubu is leading us nowhere. That’s why maybe I’m calling for his retirement. The man should just step aside. Yes, he doesn’t have the capacity to do the job.”
Responding to comments by former US President Donald Trump commending Tinubu’s efforts on insecurity, Obi acknowledged the praise but maintained that the government’s response remained inadequate.
“Thank you to Donald Trump. Thank you to President Trump. But we need to do more, far more than what we are doing,” he said.
“I’ve heard people, and Donald Trump is now confirming it, say he has done his best. But with the crisis we are facing, his best is not enough. We need to do more.”
He cited recent abductions in Zamfara State as evidence that insecurity remained a major national emergency.
“On Wednesday, 40 people were abducted in Zamfara, and the entire community, everybody is packing to run away. On Thursday, 50 were abducted. So we’re in a crisis situation that requires another capacity.”