Nigeria In Full-Blown State Of Emergency Under Tinubu – Atiku

Nigeria, under President Bola Tinubu is in a full-blown state of emergency, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has observed.

Atiku, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, accused the President of gallivanting across Europe while Nigeria bleeds.

“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 former vice president dismissed the presidency’s explanations that Tinubu went to France on “a working visist,” saying Nigerians aren’t buying the spin.

He mocked denial by presidency officials that Tinubu’s trip to France isn’t for medical purposes.

“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.

“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. ‘See Paris and die?’ No, 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 —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’t just negligence. It’s 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’t 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,” Atiku said.

According to him, there is absolutely nothing Tinubu is doing in France that he couldn’t do in Lagos,” or even in Iragbiji.”

Atiku insisted that the President’s visist to France 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 — this is a national collapse. So when, exactly, will Tinubu declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous presidency?”