Obi to Tinubu: ‘You’re tired, go home and rest’

NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi has renewed his call for President Bola Tinubu to resign, insisting the President lacks the capacity to tackle Nigeria’s mounting challenges of poverty, insecurity and hunger.

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has once again renewed his call for the resignation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying Nigeria’s leader lacks the capacity to tackle the country’s challenges.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, as reported by Daily Trust, the former Anambra State governor accused Tinubu of leading Nigeria in the wrong direction, saying the country now needs a leader with the required commitment to address its challenges.

He advised the President to step aside, retire in peace and allow those with fresh energy and commitment to take the affairs of the country.

“The Bola Tinubu that was governor is not the one that is president today. He’s tired. He should be allowed to retire in peace, and then go home. As it is right now, Bola Tinubu is leading us nowhere. We will turn it so he can see it. That’s why maybe I’m calling for his retirement. The man should just step aside. Yes, he doesn’t have the capacity to do the job,” Obi said.

Commenting on the World Bank report on poverty in Nigeria, Obi accused political actors of not focusing on critical issues affecting Nigerians, expressing concern over rising insecurity, hunger and poor leadership.

“World Bank has just said that 79% of Nigerians are going to face poverty. In a country of 230 million people, that’s over 180 million. That should be the issue we should be discussing,” he said.

He added, “They should be talking about the issue of out-of-school children, talking about the issue of health, and all these monies that are missing here and there that would have been invested properly. Nobody is discussing it.”

Obi urged political leaders to focus on issues that directly affect ordinary citizens ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing reports that 35 million Nigerians face hunger and pointing to rising kidnapping incidents nationwide.