President Bola Tinubu's brief visit to Plateau State on April 2, 2026, four days after the Palm Sunday attacks that killed over 40 people, has drawn sharp criticism from the Peoples Democratic Party. The opposition party described the trip as insensitive and lacking empathy, particularly given that the presidency remained silent for more than 48 hours after the massacre. In a statement issued Friday by National Publicity Secretary Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP said Tinubu only met with stakeholders and victims at the Jos Airport lounge, citing poor lighting and declaring he had just 10 minutes before returning to Abuja. The party condemned the short, airport-based meeting as a performative gesture that offered no comfort to grieving families. According to the PDP, the president's refusal to travel beyond the airport highlighted the severity of insecurity under his administration. The statement dismissed Tinubu's announcement of 5,000 new CCTV cameras as an inadequate response to the deep-rooted violence plaguing Plateau State and the country.
A president who won't leave an airport lounge to meet grieving citizens after a massacre signals a detachment far beyond logistics. Tinubu's 10-minute stop, framed as urgency, reads as indifference when over 40 lives have been lost and families are still in shock. His administration's reliance on CCTV cameras as a security fix ignores the human realities of conflict in Plateau State. This moment does not reflect leadership—it reflects a growing gap between power and the people it is meant to serve.
