Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has described President Bola Tinubu as someone who lacks the capacity and competence to be a leader following his inability to visit Benue and Plateau States amid the incessant killings that have been perpetrated in the states.
The former Anambra State governor who criticised Tinubu in a post on X Monday morning, stated that Tinubu does not value the lives of Nigerians or he would have taken the time to visit the two states to have an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and connect with the people.
He gave examples of incidents in India and South Africa where the leaders showed empathy with the people when tragedies happen.
The statement titled “What cannot be hidden in Leadership of a nation is such that it’s either succeeding or failing, none can be hidden.
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“There are critical areas of leadership that must exist for a nation to move forward, and these are summed up in four Cs: Competence, Capacity, Character and Compassion. Where these four are non-existent, there is no magic you can do.
“It’s in this line that I have always maintained that we must move away from voting based on tribe and religion, and begin to vote for people with competence, capacity, character, and compassion, because we have all seen, painfully, what leadership without these qualities has done to our country.
“Competence because Nigeria today needs a leader who understands the issues, who has the knowledge, experience, and clear ideas to solve them.
“Capacity because it is not a ceremonial position; it requires strength, stamina, and the mental energy to confront our complex challenges”.
