The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that Nigeria would witness serious instability if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins a second term in office under the prevailing national conditions.
Baba-Ahmed, who spoke in an interview with newsmen, said the country is going through one of its most challenging periods, citing rising insecurity, widespread poverty and increasing social fragmentation.
He said the present administration seems out of touch with the daily struggles of citizens, adding that many Nigerians, especially the young, are losing hope because of limited opportunities and a lack of direction for the future.
He said such conditions have also deepened mistrust in the society with communities becoming more and more divided and tensions continuing to rise in different parts of the country.
“The deterioration of the country will only get worse if there is no urgent political change in 2027, Baba-Ahmed said.
He said: “We’ve never been more in a war situation than we are now. We have a government that is too far from the people.
“They really don’t understand the condition Nigerians live in. “We are living with the highest level of insecurity we have ever lived with. The level of poverty is unprecedented. Young people have no hope. There is nothing to inspire them to be good citizens, and to grow up in a country that does not care for them to be productive adults. We are at war with each other, we hate each other.
“The country is more split now than ever. And it is very important that we stop this drift in 2027. Like I said before, another name for the same administration may just end this country.”
Reacting to the assertion that the opposition to the President is part of a concerted political strategy, the PRP leader dismissed the claim, insisting that the challenges facing Nigeria are due to the rising criminal activities and the state’s inability to effectively contain them.
He said the anger in the streets is as a result of the real issues of life and not the manipulation of politicians, and urged the government to concentrate on addressing insecurity and welfare conditions.
“If there is a gang-up, it will be a gang-up of criminals, bandits, killers and kidnappers that same president has not been able to contain. Those are the only people who will gang up so that Nigerians will be killed and maimed and be made poorer. It is not a gang up. “Mr President can’t secure Nigerians, so he blames criminals. He’s blaming politicians not dealing with the sources, the display of insecurity.
“If he said there is a gang up against him, it’s not coming from law-abiding citizens, it is coming from those who think President Tinubu should mobilize to protect them. There must be some gang up of criminals and bandits and kidnappers. “Not on that,” he said.
