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Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi,<\/span><\/span> has expressed grief over a recent bombing in Zamfara state, describing it as part of a troubling pattern of insecurity across the country.<\/p>\n In a statement on X on Friday, Obi said he received the \u201cheartbreaking news\u201d of the Zamfara bombing just days after a similar incident in Borno state.<\/p>\n \u201cThis tragic report comes just days after the bombing in Borno, at a time when families should have been gathered in peace, celebrating life and hope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The former Anambra state governor said the recurring attacks have become \u201cfar too normal\u201d despite repeated assurances from the government.<\/p>\n \u201cThis incident is part of a troubling pattern of insecurity that has become far too normal across our country. What is most concerning is that these attacks continue despite repeated assurances from the government. The protection of human life must return to the forefront of our national priorities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He said the country must also address the root causes fuelling violence, including poverty, unemployment, and the collapse of local economies.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen people are abandoned by their leaders, desperation and crime thrive. A secure Nigeria cannot emerge without a productive Nigeria\u2014one that creates opportunities, restores trust, and lifts citizens out of poverty,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Obi offered condolences to residents of Zamfara and Borno states affected by the attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the people of Zamfara and Borno, my deepest condolences go out to you all. Your grief is shared by millions of Nigerians who are weary of burying victims of terrorism that should have been contained long ago.<\/p>\n \u201cNigeria must do better. We need to move away from excuses and embrace competence, compassion, and accountability.<\/p>\n \u201cNo country can progress when its citizens live in fear. We owe it to every Nigerian\u2014both those who are alive today and those we have lost\u2014to finally build a nation where life is valued and protected,\u201d Obi added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has expressed grief over a recent bombing in Zamfara state, describing it as part of a troubling pattern of insecurity across the country. In a statement on X on Friday, Obi said he received the \u201cheartbreaking news\u201d of the Zamfara bombing just days after a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":238608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Peter-Obi-780x470-1.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}