Atiku said many Nigerians had been confronted with images of political gatherings, campaign-style events and the distribution of vehicles to political associates at a time when families of abducted victims continued to endure sleepless nights.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, have lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, accusing the administration of displaying “shocking insensitivity” while abducted schoolchildren and their teachers in Oyo State remain in captivity.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 elections, in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said it was disturbing that nearly three weeks after the pupils and teachers were kidnapped on May 15, 2026, the Nigerian government has failed to secure their release, while public officials continued to engage in political activities and celebrations.
According to the former vice president, the government's conduct has projected an atmosphere of indifference to the suffering of families whose children and relatives are still being held by kidnappers.
