The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has lamented that ordinary Nigerians are bearing the pain of bad leadership in the country.
In a post via his verified X handle on late Monday, Obi also reacted to the ambassadorial list President Bola Tinubu sent to the Senate for confirmation, saying that some of the names being paraded to represent the country as ambassadors globally are shocking.
He also said that the choice of some of the people on the list stems from mediocrity, corruption, and impunity to rise to the top.
The former Anambra state governor stated further that Nigeria could continue normalising the level of moral decay and national indifference, stressing that nation rises when its leaders feel the pain of its citizens—not when they insulate themselves from it.
“There is a pain that words cannot fully describe—when you see the suffering of ordinary Nigerians and compare it to the reckless insensitivity displayed by those entrusted with leadership. It is the kind of pain that makes you remember the humiliating remark from the American president who referred to Nigeria as a “now disgraced country.”
“Today, when you look around, you begin to understand why the world speaks of us that way. 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. When families cannot afford their next meal, those in power are welcoming defectors and exchanging gifts as though Nigeria is not burning,” he wrote.