Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s safety priorities following a reported attack that left no less than 40 folks lifeless in Taraba State, asking why defending Nigerian lives has not acquired higher urgency.
In a publish shared on X, Ibe recalled Tinubu’s October 14 assurance that governance would stay his precedence throughout the election marketing campaign.
He argued that the promise needs to be judged by the security of Nigerians, not the variety of marketing campaign rallies the President attends.
Amnesty International reportedly put the demise toll from the October 23 attack on Binnari village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State no less than 40.
Ibe mentioned outlets had been looted, properties burnt and households pressured to flee.
He questioned the timing of the APC marketing campaign flag-off in Kaduna whereas residents of Binnari had been mourning victims of the attack.
“Condolences cannot substitute for protection,” he wrote, demanding pressing safety intervention, help for survivors and the arrest and prosecution of these accountable.
He added: “Attending fewer rallies is a scheduling decision. Protecting Nigerians is the test of leadership.”
Ibe ended by immediately asking Tinubu: “Mr President, where is the urgency to secure Nigerian lives?”
