A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on President Bola Tinubu to cut short his trip to Paris, France. He urged the President to, without delay, come back home to tackle the ravaging insecurity facing the country, insisting that he must show empathy.
Last Wednesday, President departed Abuja for Paris, France. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President is on a private visit, which would run till the first week of February.
Omokri said that the abduction of schoolchildren in Ekiti State would be a good reason for President Tinubu to cut short his private trip to Paris and return to Nigeria.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Omokri said that, if the President returns to the country, it “would show sensitivity” on his part. President Tinubu is in Paris, France, for a private visit.
Omokri wants the President to abort his foreign trip considering that it is personal, and also because of the worrisome level of insecurity in the country, particularly in Ekiti State.
Omokri wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle: “The abduction of schoolchildren in Ekiti state by unknown gunmen earlier today would be a very good reason for President Bola Tinubu to cut short his private trip to Paris and return to Nigeria. It would show sensitivity on the part of the President, as the father of the nation. Anybody telling him otherwise is a sycophant who is not his friend. The optics are bad.
“Children are the future of any society. And these children were on a school trip. Damnation is the portion of a nation that does not prioritise the security, nurturing, and education of its next generation. This is reminiscent of #BringBackOurGirls, only that the children involved are even younger.
“It does not matter if the President has a machinery on the ground to tackle this. When something as horrendous as this happens, the nation would and should naturally look to its Head of State for leadership, guidance and reassurance. He cannot do that from Paris, and this is a Commander-in-Chief role that the President cannot delegate.
“I sincerely hope that the President knows the type of nation he is leading. If he returns home immediately in response to this incident, he will be a hero. If he does not return, he risks becoming a zero. And beyond that, the President may even want to visit Ekiti after he returns home expeditiously. Seeing him alone will calm nerves in the state. This is a defining monument for the President. May he use it to define himself and his presidency”.
