The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday berated President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of neglecting the worsening security crisis in the country.
The party alleged that government officials were “wining, dining, and dancing in the blood of Nigerians in a faraway land” while terrorists continue to unleash violence across the country.
Papers News reports that the opposition party’s criticism followed the release of the 2026 Global Terrorism Index, which ranked Nigeria fourth globally in terms of the impact of terrorism.
According to the report, Nigeria, alongside four other countries, accounted for nearly 70 per cent of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide.
Reacting in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP said the findings were expected given the prevailing insecurity.
“While this report is not surprising to Nigerians, it is most painful that people who promised and were elected and appointed to secure our country are wining, dining, and dancing in a faraway land, whilst terrorists are killing and kidnapping citizens rampantly,” the statement read.
The party further alleged that insecurity had become entrenched and economically driven under the current administration.
“Under President Tinubu’s watch, insecurity has not just become very lucrative, it has attained a trillion-naira economy status,” the PDP claimed.
The opposition party called on the President and the nation’s security leadership to adopt a more proactive and inclusive strategy in addressing terrorism.
“It needs reminding that the primary duty of every government is the protection of lives and property, a task that this administration has consistently failed glaringly,” the statement added.
The PDP stressed that Nigerians were growing increasingly frustrated with the persistent attacks, insisting that “Nigerians are tired of being killed for no reason.”
The latest remarks add to mounting concerns over the security situation in the country, with stakeholders repeatedly calling for decisive measures to curb terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping.
