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FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF LABOUR PARTY, PETER OBI HAS ISSUED A STERN WARNING TO POLITICAL LEADERS, CRITICIZING THE FOCUS ON THE 2027 ELECTIONS WHILE VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO DEVASTATE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NIGERIA.
IN A STATEMENT SHARED ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, OBI HIGHLIGHTED THE ALARMING SCALE OF INSECURITY IN THE COUNTRY NOTING THAT IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2026 ALONE, OVER 1,000 NIGERIANS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED, WITH SEVERAL THOUSANDS MORE ABDUCTED IN VIOLENT ATTACKS.
OBI STRESSED THAT FROM ONDO, EDO, ZAMFARA TO KWARA, KEBBI, BENUE, ADAMAWA, PLATEAU, AND MANY OTHER STATES, FAMILIES HAVE BURIED LOVED ONES, AND COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN EMPTIED BY GUNSHOTS AND FEAR.
HE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS WORSE THAN IN COUNTRIES OFFICIALLY AT WAR, AND LAMENTED THE DISPARITY BETWEEN PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON POLITICS AND THE URGENT NEED TO ADDRESS THE BLOODSHED WHILE CALLING FOR A SHIFT IN NATIONAL PRIORITIES, EMPHASIZING THAT LEADERSHIP SHOULD FOCUS ON SAFEGUARDING HUMAN LIFE.
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