Atiku Abubakar, a former presidential candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sent a strong message to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to take serious action to fix the country. He said Tinubu should “declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous presidency” because Nigeria is falling apart.
Atiku shared this message through his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, while criticizing the president for being away from the country during a very difficult time.
Atiku pointed out that Tinubu left for France on Wednesday, April 2, calling the trip “nothing more than a vacation cloaked in official jargon.” He said while Tinubu enjoys himself in Europe, people back home in Nigeria are suffering terribly.
He said:
“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’s joke. But sadly, it’s no prank — 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 ‘working visit.’ But Nigerians aren’t buying the spin. The presidency scrambled to clarify that it wasn’t a medical trip — how noble. But even if it’s 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’s not just irresponsible— it’s contemptuous.”
Atiku claimed that Tinubu had already spent 59 days in France since becoming president, adding:
“See Paris and die? No — see Paris and abandon your country.”
He also explained that while Tinubu is away, serious problems are happening at home. More than 100 people have been killed in Plateau State, Benue State is struggling with violence, and Boko Haram is causing fear again. He said Nigerians are going through poverty, fear, and sadness every single day.
Atiku added:
“This isn’t just negligence. It’s dereliction of duty on a catastrophic scale.”
He said that if Tinubu truly cared about the people, he would return home immediately instead of staying abroad.
“Let’s be honest: there is absolutely nothing Tinubu is doing in France that he couldn’t do in Lagos, or even in Iragbiji. This so-called ‘working visit’ is nothing more than a vacation cloaked in official jargon.”
In the end, Atiku made a strong statement:
“Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. Not a contrived political emergency like what Tinubu declared in Rivers for partisan gain — this is a national collapse. So when, exactly, will Tinubu declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous presidency?”
