Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X handle on
Wednesday, following the killing of over 100 persons, including military
personnel, in Zamfara State by suspected terrorists.
He describes the situation as beyond politics, warning that
the “soul of our nation is bleeding.”
“We cannot continue like this. It is time to prioritise the
security of lives over infrastructure projects.
“With the brutal killings of over 100 people in Zamfara,
including our revered military men, Mr. President, it is time to accept the
inevitable truth and act decisively. Nigeria is at war. We can no longer afford
the dangerous denial.”
The former Anambra State governor lamented the frequency of
violent deaths across the country.
Obi stated that the current rate of killings in Nigeria
rivals that of countries officially at war.
“The number of lives lost in Nigeria now mirrors countries at
war, and the death in our own country even happens more often than in countries
at war,” he said.
He stressed that governance must now focus on saving lives
and not “cutting ribbons and headlining ceremonies on front pages.”
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