A former Vice-President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu over his failure to tackle the security crisis in the country.

 

Atiku was reacting to the recent surge in kidnapping and killing of innocent citizens across the nation.

 

He recalled the killing of a nursing mother and her mum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the murder of two monarchs in Ekiti State.

 

The former VP, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, wondered why the President embarked on a private visit to France amid the ravaging banditry and other security issues bedevilling the nation.

 

Atiku wrote: “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity. Imagine that the Commander-in-Chief is on a so-called private visit.

 

At the same time, kidnappers kill a nursing mother and grandmother in Abuja for failing to pay N90m ransom and two monarchs in Ekiti, among other regular tragedies besetting Nigerians.

 

“If the shoes are too big for Emilokan, he should step aside. Nigeria does not need another Tourist-in-Chief. The country needs 24/7 leadership to confront the pervasive insecurity and collapsing economy.”