2027: We must save Nigerians from APC – Kenneth Okonkwo
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Lawyer and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for vacationing in Paris while Nigerians face worsening hardship, insecurity, and failing public services.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, Okonkwo described Nigeria as “a country in distress,” citing widespread instability across critical sectors.
“People are dying in Zamfara, people are dying in Katsina, yet the President says he is going on work leave,” Okonkwo said.
“There is no part of Nigeria today where you can confidently promote tourism or create an enabling environment for work.”
He noted that the education and healthcare systems are on the brink of collapse, with unions threatening fresh strikes, while oil industry contractors remain unpaid since 2024.
“Look at what is happening with NEPA, look at our educational system where ASUU is threatening another strike, clear evidence of instability in education. Doctors and nurses are also threatening to strike, exposing the instability in healthcare,” he stated.
The lawyer further warned that the level of suffering in the country has reached alarming levels.
“Today, Nigeria has more malnourished children than Sudan. Just recently, a woman lost her child to malaria because she could not afford transport to the hospital.
“This is the level of suffering Nigerians are enduring,” he lamented.
Okonkwo accused the President of ignoring the troubles of citizens while enjoying luxury abroad.
“Any nation where education, healthcare, and infrastructure are collapsing is a country in distress. Yet, in the face of this crisis, the President is vacationing in Paris, wearing the finest suits, and laughing while Nigerians wallow in poverty and pain.
“Nigerians must be saved from the APC,” he declared.
