The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the cancellation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned trips to South Africa and Angola over the recent wave of insecurity in the country as a superficial gesture.
The party insisted that the cancelled trips do not in any way address the worsening insecurity situation in the nation.
Speaking via a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on Thursday, the opposition described the President’s decision as the latest and boldest example of tokenism.
According to him, the gesture may appear sympathetic, but does little to confront the escalating insecurity across the country.
“If the APC-led Presidency disagrees with this position, then we demand that President Tinubu temporarily relocate to Kebbi State and other theatres of armed conflict in Northern Nigeria,” he said
Speaking further, he stated that such a step would challenge security agencies to act more decisively and boost the morale of troops on the front lines.
“As President and Commander in Chief, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must not recline in the comfort of the Presidential Villa at a time when 25 schoolgirls have been abducted and their whereabouts remain unknown,” he added.
The party linked recent attacks in Kwara State to what it described as the daily reality of fear faced by Nigerians, accusing the administration of offering outright denials, rationalised explanations, empty assurances, and other superficial gestures such as the President’s cancelled trip.
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