Peter Obi said, “it is time to prioritize security of lives over infrastructure projects”, adding, right now, governance should not be about “cutting ribbons” but “saving lives”.
The former Governor of Anambra State made the statement as the “deaths in our country continue unabated.”
He said, the “heartbreaking stories” are rapidly becoming “our daily reality”.
Obi wrote on his official X account: “The deaths in our country continue unabated, as one reads the heartbreaking stories that have become our daily reality.
“With the brutal killings of over 100 people in Zamfara, including our revered military men, Mr. President, it is time to accept the inevitable truth and act decisively.
“Nigeria is at war. We can no longer afford the dangerous denial. The number of lives lost in Nigeria now mirrors countries at war, and the death in our own country even happens more often than in countries at war.
“We cannot continue like this. It is time to prioritise the security of lives over infrastructure projects. Governance must now become about saving lives,not cutting ribbons and headlining ceremonies on front pages.
“Every child buried, every soldier slain, every Nigerian abducted, is a loud cry that leadership must hear. The true measure of leadership is not in the number of roads built or bridges commissioned, but in how many lives are preserved, how many families sleep in peace, and how many communities thrive without fear of bandits.
“This is no longer about politics, it is about the survival of Nigerians. The soul of our nation is bleeding, and only true leadership can save our dear country.
“A new Nigeria is POssible.”
