Presidential aspirant and former Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign due to his alleged persistent failure in protecting the lives and property of Nigerians after the recent bomb blasts in Borno.
In a statement released on Tuesday by his media office, Amaechi condemned the Monday night attack in Borno State, describing the Tinubu-led government as “abysmally incompetent” and lacking the basic leadership skills required to safeguard citizens.
The former governor said Nigerians cannot continue to mourn and live in fear, while Tinubu and his lackeys at the helm of affairs in the country, live lavishly and ostentatiously while failing to take decisive actions to put an end to the raging insecurity.
He said, “This government is killing Nigerians. I repeat, President Tinubu’s government is killing Nigerians, literally destroying lives. He has failed in the most sacred duty of protecting the lives of its citizens. The Monday bombings in Maiduguri is not just a tragedy, it is a damning indictment of a leadership that has grown complacent, incompetent, and indifferent to the sufferings and death of Nigerians to ravaging bandits.
“While families mourn and communities live in fear, those in power issue hollow statements and make empty promises. In fact now, they don’t bother to make promises anymore. They just move on as if nothing happened. Tinubu would rather be dining and partying in London while Nigeria burns. They just don’t care!
“How many more lives must be lost before they admit their failure? How many more communities must be shattered and destroyed before they take decisive action? Insecurity has become the daily reality of ordinary citizens, and yet the government continues to stumble, unprepared and unwilling to confront the menace with the seriousness it demands.”
“Nigerians deserve safety, peace, and dignity, not negligence and continued excuses. If those in power cannot guarantee that, then they have no business clinging to authority. Leadership is not about rhetoric, it is about responsibility, action, and making the right decisions for the good of the people. Right now, this government has abandoned that responsibility, and the nation is paying the price,” Amaechi said.
He empathized with the people of Borno state, the victims of the bombings and their innocent families “whose lives have now been shattered because of Tinubu’s government failure to protect them,” adding that enough is enough and President Tinubu should resign as he has failed woefully to perform his basic responsibility of protecting lives and property of Nigerians
Amaechi reminded the government that the people will not be silenced, nor will they accept to live in continued fear. “One day, the people will rise and resist incompetence, reclaim their right to live in peace and safety. Only then will the government realise that the people’s voice is stronger than bombs, and failed leadership.”
Death toll hits 23, victims face blood shortage
Nigeria Police, Borno State command, announced that a total of 23 people lost their lives, while 108 others sustained various degrees of injuries in multiple explosions in Maiduguri.
A statement issued by Police Public Relations officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said preliminary investigation revealed that the assaults were carried out by suspected suicide bombers.
Chief Medical Director of University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Professor Ahmed Ahidjo, said the hospital had received over 100 victims of the attack.
Ahidjo said the hospital had recorded 25 deaths, while over 70 were hospitalised.
Health workers said victims, especially those in critical conditions, were battling blood shortage, which had put many lives at risk.
Some of the hospital officials, who spoke in confidence, pleaded with good Samaritans to urgently donate blood to save lives.
“Please, if you or anyone you know has blood Group A and can donate, kindly reach out immediately. Your support can save a life,” one health worker said.
According to the hospital staff, some blood donors, who usually volunteered, were now constrained by the Ramadan fast.
