Presidential candidate Peter Obi calls on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or shelve any plans to seek re-election in 2027, citing worsening insecurity and what he describes as governance failures. Obi, who was Nigeria’s 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, says the administration’s approach to national security has not improved conditions for Nigerians. Multiple reports say he raises concerns about ongoing abductions, including the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State more than 50 days earlier. In separate statements and interviews reported by the outlets, Obi also argues that Tinubu’s government has sent more people into poverty, pointing to rising hardship since Tinubu took office. He says the number of Nigerians living in poverty has increased, and he cites examples of people whose livelihoods have declined, including those who he says have turned to small retail businesses to survive. Obi frames his position as not being driven by personal ambition, saying he is not “desperate” for power, but wants Nigeria to work. The reports describe the call as conditional: Tinubu should resign over perceived failures, or alternatively not pursue another term.