Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blasted President Bola Tinubu for attending the burial of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the APC National Chairman. He recently criticized BAT for attending the funeral while victims of incessant killings in the region continue to mourn their loved ones.
In a press statement shared online, Atiku slammed President Tinubu for visiting Plateau State not to sympathise with victims of violence, but to attend a party event hosted by his party chairman.
According to him, choosing to celebrate with his party loyalists while victims of incessant killings in the region continue to mourn their loved ones proves that Nigeria’s president prioritizes celebration over compassion.
He stated that Tinubu should be seen more in the different states ravaged by insecurity and loss of lives to commiserate with victims.
“It is a sad reflection of priorities and a glaring mockery of leadership that while families in Plateau continue to bury their loved ones, President Tinubu chose to grace a political funeral rather than stand with the people in their darkest hour.
Between the APC National Chairman and his President, what we witnessed today is a heartless exhibition of disregard for empathy, compassion, and the dignity of human life.
From Benue to Niger and most recently Kwara, the entire North-Central region has endured some of the most horrific waves of violence in recent history. Yet, not once has the APC-led government deemed it necessary to physically stand by the victims or console their families,” it read.
He further noted that Tinubu’s actions keep proving that he has turned his back on the people when they need a leader the most.
Atiku concluded by saying that rather than show compassion like a true leader, BAT takes pride in finding pleasure where suffering Nigerians find pain.
“Even when Tinubu made a symbolic visit to Benue State in June, he never bothered to set foot in Yelewata, the epicentre of the massacre. Instead, he ended his trip comfortably in Makurdi, turning his back on the people whose tears and blood still stain the soil.
Now again, he is in Plateau State, not to console the bereaved or reassure the broken, but to celebrate and make merry with his party elite while the people mourn.
The message could not be clearer: this is a President who would rather feast than feel – a leader who finds pleasure where the people find pain. The Nigerian people are watching, and they will remember,” he added.
