Dare Babalola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over worsening insecurity in the country following the killing of a mathematics teacher abducted alongside students and staff from three schools in Oyo State.
In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the opposition party described the incident as another sign of what it called the Federal Government’s helplessness in tackling insecurity.
The PDP said insecurity under the current administration had become a “lived reality” for Nigerians, accusing the government of lacking both the capacity and political will to reverse the situation.
According to the party, the latest abduction and killing add to the growing number of kidnap cases across the country, which it said had fuelled a “ransom economy” that continues to impoverish ordinary citizens.
The party expressed sympathy to the families of the deceased teacher and other abducted victims, while urging the Federal Government to move beyond what it described as “performative assurances” and adopt practical, sustained and result-oriented security measures.
“The targeting of schools is not incidental. It is a direct assault on Nigeria’s future,” the statement read.
The PDP warned that repeated attacks on schools could worsen Nigeria’s education crisis, especially as the country already has one of the highest numbers of out-of-school children globally.
It further stated that continued insecurity around schools may discourage attendance and reduce literacy levels nationwide, with long-term implications for national development.
The opposition party also accused the APC-led government of failing to adequately address the growing trend of student abductions, describing the government’s response as “half-hearted and disparate.”
The PDP urged President Tinubu to devote more attention and resources to strengthening the nation’s security architecture, insisting that a coordinated approach involving political will, community participation and institutional collaboration was necessary to address the crisis.
The statement concluded that the government must either confront the security challenges decisively or accept responsibility for what it described as its failure to protect lives and property.
