From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has demanded that President Bola Tinubu immediately return from Europe to address Nigeria’s worsening security crisis.
In a statement by its Protem National Coordinator, Obinna Nwachukwu, the PDP pressure group warned that Tinubu’s failure to return promptly would be seen as an abdication of his presidential duties.
“President Tinubu cannot afford to continue to stay in the safety and comfort of a foreign nation while his own country is being decimated by the worst form of insecurity and economic depression in her history,” the statement read.
It added, “The CP-PDP is heavily appalled that at the time the President, as the Commander-in-Chief is expected to lead from the front to check the mindless killings in various parts of the country, he is rather missing in action in far-away Europe, leaving his citizens to the mercies of killers, marauders and bandits.”
The group described Tinubu’s absence as a “desertion of his Constitutional duties” and a “gross display of insensitivity” to Nigerians’ suffering. They cited Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which states, “the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.”
Furthermore, the CP-PDP urged Tinubu to demonstrate leadership. “The CP-PDP therefore demands that President Tinubu should show the expected leadership by immediately returning to the country and taking decisive steps to end the tide of killings and guarantee the safety and welfare of the citizens,” the statement concluded.