Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the list of ambassadorial nominees President Bola Tinubu sent to the Senate for confirmation.
Obi said the list has confirmed claims that Tinubu’s administration is encouraging mediocrity, corruption, and impunity.
Posting on X, Obi said some names on the list ought not to be there.
He wrote: “Yes, some of the names being paraded to represent us as ambassadors globally are shocking.
“But with a leadership that has allowed mediocrity, corruption, and impunity to rise to the top, who else did you expect them to choose?
“When our people are being killed, our leaders are busy hosting dinners. When children are being snatched from their schools, the political class is celebrating and dancing.
“This is not governance. This is not leadership. And this is certainly not the Nigeria we deserve.
“Today, when you look around, you begin to understand why the world speaks of us that way.
“This is not governance, this is not leadership, and this is certainly not the Nigeria we deserve.”
Obi noted that the Nigerian government can’t continue to allow such a level of moral decay and national indifference.
He added: “A nation rises when its leaders feel the pain of its citizens—not when they insulate themselves from it. A nation progresses when compassion, competence, and accountability guide public office, not when frivolity becomes the order of the day.
“But I want you, the young people, to know this: do not lose hope. Do not become numb. Do not let this darkness demoralise your hearts. The New Nigeria we dream of—a just, secure, productive, and respected nation—is still possible. But it will not happen by accident. It will happen because people like you refuse to accept failure as our destiny.”