Protest: Obi urges Tinubu to Address the Nation

As the nationwide #Endbsdgovernance protest enters the second day across the country, the main opposition voice and the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the nation and douse the tension in the land.

Reacting to the protest and the demands of the protesters from his home in Onitsha, Anambra State, Obi said the President should address the nation and attend to the legitimate demands of the people.

Referencing the video purporting that he was in Abuja on Day One of the protest, the former Anambra State Governor said

“I am here in Onitsha; I can’t be here and be in Abuja”

On the demands of the protesters, Obi said they were legitimate but insisted they must be pursued within the law.

“My appeal is for the President to come out and address the nation. He is the one the people elected, holding their mandate, and he should not be using aides or appointees to reach the people at such critical times.”

The LP standards bearer also extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the protest, as well as the injured and those who lost their property in the protest.