The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has again slammed the Tinubu-led administration over the insecurity in the country. In a post shared on X, Obi stated that no one can dispute US president Donald Trump calling Nigeria a disgraced country. He stated this while reacting to the recent bandit attack on a Church in Kwara state. According to Obi, President Tinubu is more interested in breaking up the opposition parties than strengthening the nations democracy. He accused the President Tinubu of being behind the different crisis rocking opposition parties in the country. Now Disgraced Nation A few weeks ago, when President Trump described our country as now disgraced, many were outraged. Yet, how can we dispute it when, within a single week, 25 people were kidnapped, and one of our generals along with other officers was killed? Today, we witness another troubling terror attack in Kwara State. Rather than uniting in this critical moment, we are consumed by internal wrangling, party squabbles, and distractions. Look closely at what is happening in the PDP, the Labour Party, SDP, and other political formationscrises deliberately orchestrated by a government that should be embracing everyone so we can unite in this troubling period. I am reminded of a pivotal moment under President Umaru Musa YarAdua. During an internal crisis in my then-political party, he instructed the INEC Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, that the stability of every political partynot just the ruling partywas essential for democracy. No party was to be undermined; all were to function within the law. What we witness today is the opposite. The current government seems more intent on weakening parties than strengthening our democracyseeking to fragment the PDP, Labour Party, SDP, and others. In democratic nations, opposition is respected, elections reflect the will of the people, and governance involves carrying everyone along for peace and prosperity. A New Nigeria is Possible PO''
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