Oyo School Abduction: Why President Tinubu Should Resign Or Withdraw From 2027 Presidential Race-Peter Obi

NDC presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has submitted that President Bola Tinubu , who is the APC presidential candidate, ought to either resign from his position or back out of the 2027 presidential race.

He cited recent abduction incidents in the country and the president’s failure to call the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde over 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire local government.

Team@orentactualmags.com learned  that Mr Peter Obi , who said this in an X.com post on Monday, also criticized the way the president has handled matters that have to do with insecurity in the country while accusing his administration of lacking compassion and capacity.

‘The government and people of Oyo State, more than 50 days after the abduction of the schoolchildren without any tangible effort toward their rescue, should rightly feel bitter and abandoned.

Since this unfortunate incident, I have spoken publicly about it twice, including appealing directly to the kidnappers to release the children. I also called the governor twice to assure him of my solidarity, understanding that this issue is not just an Oyo problem but a Nigerian tragedy’ he submitted.

The former Anambra State governor also noted that on Friday, July 3, 2026, he visited Governor Makinde in Ibadan alongside Prof. Pat Utomi to discuss and assess the security situation while adding that former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan regularly contacted governors whenever major security challenges arose.

 ‘But, to my utmost shock, I discovered that, contrary to my assumption that they had been in regular communication over the matter, Governor Seyi Makinde had not received a single call from President Bola Tinubu.

 I vividly recall that the current president, Bola Tinubu, led a team of vocal critics who called for President Jonathan’s immediate resignation over the incident, citing his delay in calling the state governor. That call for IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION should actually be the case in this matter.

Today, under President Tinubu, there have been more than 13 school kidnappings, yet the President has found it difficult to call the affected state’s chief executive after more than 50 days (over 7 weeks). This is outrageous. I suspect the same may also have been the case in other school kidnapping incidents.

I cannot imagine any issue more important than the lives of our kidnapped children, their teachers, and the many other Nigerians being held captive across the country. It is now an indisputable fact that governance has completely collapsed under this administration’ he added.

Mr Peter Obi urged the president to either resign or withdraw from the 2027 presidential race.

‘Amid such an apparent display of incompetence, the president should either resign or, at the very least, abstain from seeking re-election for the sake of our dear country. This call is patriotic, not political’ he submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you