Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesman for the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential campaign council, has called for the resignation of Nigeria’s current leadership, led by President Bola Tinubu.
Okonkwo, who left the LP in July this year, attributed the recent stampedes in Ibadan, Maitama, and Okija—communities in Oyo, Abuja, and Anambra States, respectively—to the hunger and hardship caused by President Tinubu’s reforms.
Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that many lives were feared lost during stampedes at funfairs and palliative distributions for underprivileged individuals.
In a statement shared on his Instagram account on Saturday, the 56-year-old described Tinubu’s reforms as “excruciating and destructive to the dignity of the human person in Nigeria,” adding that nothing is functioning in the country.
The lawyer said, “The more than 65 deaths of innocent children and Nigerians in Ibadan, Maitama, and Okija communities of Oyo, Abuja, and Anambra States respectively from stampede resulting from struggles for N5,000.00 and rice is a manifestation that hunger and hardship in Nigeria under Tinubu are becoming unbearable.
“It’s obvious that in Nigeria today, the worth of a Nigerian life is reduced to N5k and grains of rice. If these incompetent and corrupt leaders have any sense of shame, they will collectively resign and make way for a new generation of leaders that have a conscience to pilot the affairs of Nigeria.”
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The actor-turned-politician emphasised that Nigerians’ patience is running thin, urging Tinubu’s administration to take proactive measures before being forced to do so by the people.
“God will not forsake Nigeria. The day of reckoning will come one day. May the souls of the departed rest in peace, and may God punish and torture the souls of our demented leaders”, he added.
