The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerian youths to take back their country.
Obi made this call on Friday in a statement posted on his
verified X handle, decrying the rate of insecurity in the country.
Citing the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, the
former Anambra State governor said one school abduction is enough to unite
Nigerians and attract international attention.
“The Nigerian youth must not become indifferent. We must all
refuse to normalise failure. Young Nigerians – Take back your country!
“The abduction of the Chibok girls in 2014 triggered a
global movement. One school abduction was enough to unite Nigerians, attract
international attention, and place enormous pressure on the government through
the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
“Yet, what has happened since then should trouble every
Nigerian.
“Under President Buhari’s eight years in office, Nigeria
witnessed about ten school abductions. Under President Tinubu’s administration,
in just three years, we have already recorded over ten school abductions.
“Despite these repeated tragedies, there has been neither
sustained national outrage nor significant international attention comparable
to what followed Chibok.
“This raises an important question: have we become so
accustomed to insecurity that what once shocked our national conscience is now
treated as normal?
“At a time when millions of Nigerians are grappling with
insecurity, poverty, and hardship, it is deeply troubling that those in power
appear more focused on political calculations and preparations for the next
election than on addressing the urgent challenges confronting our people,” he
wrote.
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