The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu and his administration of being disconnected from the plight of Nigerians, alleging that they are “wining, dining, and dancing” abroad while citizens continue to face killings and kidnappings by terrorists.
The opposition party made the allegation in response to the Global Terrorism Index 2026, which ranked Nigeria fourth globally in terms of the impact of terrorism.
According to the report, Nigeria, alongside four other countries, accounted for nearly 70 percent of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide.
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP said the findings of the report did not come as a surprise.
“While this report is not surprising to Nigerians, it is most painful that people who promised and were elected and appointed to secure our country are wining, dining, and dancing in a faraway land, whilst terrorists are killing and kidnapping citizens rampantly.
“Under President Tinubu’s watch, insecurity has not just become very lucrative, it has attained a trillion-naira economy status.”
Calling for urgent action, the party urged the President and the security hierarchy to adopt a proactive, whole-of-society approach to tackling terrorism.
“It needs reminding that the primary duty of every government is the protection of lives and property, a task that this administration has consistently failed glaringly,” PDP said, stressing that “Nigerians are tired of being killed for no reason”.