Insecurity: Falz tells Tinubu to resign, cites President’s 2014 tweet

Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign following the abduction of 25 students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba in Borno State.

Falz, in a post on X on Wednesday, referenced a 2014 tweet by Tinubu in which the then–opposition leader asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to resign for allegedly failing to tackle insecurity. 

Quoting Tinubu’s words, Falz wrote: “You have consistently shown your unwillingness to protect the lives and property of our people despite pretending to care in the past. RESIGN NOW!”

Tinubu had made similar comments earlier that year while speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State, accusing the Jonathan administration of lying about insecurity and lacking the capacity to protect Nigerians.

According to Tinubu at the time: ““I saw the sea of displaced persons caused by the Boko Haram insurgents and the lies coming from Jonathan’s administration. They have exhibited failure, lack of capacity, vision, creativity; the lie of yesterday is what they repeat today and it is what they will repeat tomorrow. They are lying to you.”

He added: “If you control the armed forces and you are the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, why should any part of this country be under occupation? And you give us excuses every day. In any civilized country, Jonathan should resign. But if he will not resign, he should wait for our broom, we will sweep them?”

Falz’s call comes as the nation grapples with renewed security concerns.

The attack on the Kebbi school, where gunmen killed a vice principal and abducted 25 students, has sparked widespread outrage.

Tinubu’s 2014 criticisms of Jonathan were pivotal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign narrative ahead of the 2015 general election, which eventually saw the party defeat the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

culled from punch