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| Atiku and Tinubu |
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, declaring that Nigeria is currently in a full-blown state of emergency due to escalating insecurity and economic hardship.
In a statement released on April 16, 2025, Atiku questioned when Tinubu would declare a state of emergency on his own “disastrous presidency.”
Atiku condemned Tinubu’s April 2 departure to France for a so-called “working visit,” calling it a thinly veiled vacation and an insult to Nigerians struggling amid violence and poverty. He argued there was nothing Tinubu could do in France that he could not do in Lagos or even his hometown Iragbiji.
The former vice president accused the president of abandoning the country during critical times, highlighting over 100 deaths in Plateau and Benue states and the resurgence of Boko Haram in Borno.
Below is full text of the press release made available to the press by his media office:
“On April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu flew out to France. Had this absurd announcement come just a day earlier, Nigerians would have dismissed it as an April Fool’s joke. But sadly, it’s no prank, just another insult to a nation pushed to the brink by a presidency that treats its citizens like fools.
“The official excuse? A so-called "working visit." But Nigerians aren’t buying the spin. The presidency scrambled to clarify that it wasn’t a medical trip, how noble. But even if it’s not medical tourism, what justification is there for gallivanting across Europe while Nigeria bleeds? What kind of leader borrows billions only to blow scarce funds on vanity trips abroad? It’s not just irresponsible, it’s contemptuous.
“Let the facts speak for themselves. By the time Tinubu struts back from this latest escapade, he will have racked up a staggering 59 days in France since assuming office. “See Paris and die?” No — see Paris and abandon your country.
“While Tinubu dines under chandeliers in the land of good governance, the country he governs is spiraling into chaos. Plateau has turned into a killing field — over 100 lives lost in relentless attacks. Benue is bleeding. Boko Haram is seizing territory. And every single day, Nigerians sink deeper into poverty, insecurity, and despair.
“This isn’t just negligence. It’s dereliction of duty on a catastrophic scale.
“If Tinubu had even a shred of empathy, he would cut his trip short and return immediately. A leader with an ounce of patriotism wouldn’t need to be begged to show up in times of crisis. The constitution says the security and welfare of the people is the primary purpose of government. But under Tinubu, that sacred duty has been trashed.
“Let’s be honest: there is absolutely nothing Tinubu is doing in France that he couldn’t do in Lagos, or even in Iragbiji. This so-called “working visit” is nothing more than a vacation cloaked in official jargon.
“Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. Not a contrived political emergency like what Tinubu declared in Rivers for partisan gain — this is a national collapse. So when, exactly, will Tinubu declare a state of emergency on his own disastrous presidency?”
Signed:
Paul Ibe
Atiku Media Office
Abuja
April 16, 2025.
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