Resign now! Falz turns around Tinubu’s 2014 statement to taunt him amid rising insecurity
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign following the abduction of 25 students in Kebbi State and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba in Borno State
Gunmen had stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in the early hours of Monday, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students.
The attack was followed by the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba, who was earlier declared safe after an ISWAP ambush along the Damboa–Biu axis in Borno.
The officer was confirmed dead by the terror group, which released photos claiming responsibility on Tuesday.
Reacting in a post on X on Wednesday, Falz unearthed 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!”
The tweet Falz cited was posted by Tinubu in November 2014, seven months after the abduction of Chibok girls.
Tinubu wrote: “Why should any part of this country be under occupation? In any civilized country, Jonathan should resign.”
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?”
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).
Meanwhile, Falz’s call comes as the nation grapples with renewed security concerns.
