Paul Ibe, the media adviser and official spokesman to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing critique against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, demanding the president’s resignation over the country’s worsening security situation.
Speaking during a recent broadcast interview, Ibe argued that stepping down in the face of clear governance failures is an act of patriotism rather than a sign of weakness.Ibe stated that the primary constitutional responsibility of any government is the security and welfare of its citizens, areas where he claims the Tinubu administration has failed significantly since taking office in 2023.”
In advanced democracies, when a leader realizes they cannot proffer solutions to critical national challenges like security and economic hardship, they honorably step aside. Resignation is a patriotic act, not a weakness,” Ibe remarked.
He noted that rather than seeing improvement, Nigerians have witnessed a surge in banditry, mass kidnappings, and economic instability under the current administration’s watch.Addressing the renewed legislative and executive push to establish state police across Nigeria, Ibe expressed deep skepticism regarding the timing of the initiative.
While clarifying that Atiku Abubakar’s camp has historically supported the decentralization of the police force in principle, Ibe warned that introducing it so close to the 2027 general elections raises serious red flags.
Ibe described the sudden urgency behind the state police bill as “politically motivated,” suggesting that the machinery could be weaponized by the ruling class to influence the upcoming general elections.
He questioned why structural reforms were being rushed now, rather than being implemented as part of a holistic, non-partisan security overhaul early in the administration’s tenure.
Ibe’s comments amplify a growing chorus of criticism from major opposition figures, including Peter Obi and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), who have uniformly criticized the presidency’s handling of national security and the economy.
As the debate over state policing intensifies in the National Assembly, the opposition insists that structural changes must not be used as tactical tools for political survival ahead of 2027.
The presidency has yet to issue an official rebuttal to Ibe’s remarks.
