Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and political instability, warning that the country risks living up to President Donald Trump’s recent description of it as “now disgraced.”
Obi pointed to a string of violent incidents—including the kidnapping of 25 people, the killing of a general and other officers, and a fresh terror attack in Kwara State—as evidence of a nation in crisis. He argued that instead of uniting to confront these challenges, Nigeria’s political class remains consumed by internal wrangling and party disputes.
“The crises in the PDP, Labour Party, SDP, and other political formations are being deliberately orchestrated by a government that should be embracing everyone so we can unite in this troubling period,” Obi said.
He contrasted the current situation with the approach of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who once instructed then-INEC Chairman Maurice Iwu to ensure the stability of all political parties, not just the ruling party, as a safeguard for democracy.
“What we witness today is the opposite,” Obi declared. “The government seems more intent on weakening parties than strengthening our democracy—seeking to fragment the PDP, Labour Party, SDP, and others.”