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By Lawrence Agbo
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu did not contact Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren in the state, describing the situation as evidence of a deepening leadership crisis.
In a post on X titled *“Worsening Leadership Crisis in the Country Now Evident,”* Obi criticised the Federal Government’s response to insecurity, accusing the Tinubu administration of lacking compassion and urgency in addressing the plight of kidnapped victims.
According to Obi, he had spoken publicly on two occasions, including appealing directly to the abductors to release the children.
He also said he contacted Governor Makinde twice to express solidarity, stressing that the incident should be treated as a national tragedy rather than a state issue.
“The government and people of Oyo State, more than 50 days after the abduction of the schoolchildren without any tangible effort toward their rescue, should rightly feel bitter and abandoned,” Obi said.
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The former Anambra State governor disclosed that during a visit to Ibadan on July 3 alongside economist Prof. Pat Utomi, he met with Makinde to discuss the security situation and was surprised to learn that the governor had not received a phone call from President Tinubu since the abduction.
“But, to my utmost shock, I discovered that Governor Seyi Makinde had not received a single call from President Bola Tinubu,” Obi stated.
Drawing a comparison with the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction, Obi recalled that Tinubu was among those who criticised then-President Goodluck Jonathan for delaying contact with the affected governor.
He argued that the current administration had witnessed more than 13 school kidnappings, yet the president had allegedly failed to personally engage the governor of the affected state weeks after the Oyo incident.
Obi described the development as unacceptable and maintained that it reflected a collapse of governance under the current administration.
He urged President Tinubu to either resign or refrain from seeking re-election in 2027, insisting that the call was motivated by patriotism rather than politics.
