Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday scolded President Bola Tinubu over his weekend visit to Plateau State, noting that ordinary Nigerians were not the president’s priority.

In a statement, Atiku said it was unfortunate that Tinubu could visit Plateau to attend a social event while the people of the state continue to bury loved ones.

Said Atiku: “Today, the President suddenly remembered Plateau State — one of the most terrorized parts of the North Central — not to share in the people’s pain, but to attend a social event under the auspices of his party’s national chairman.

It is a sad reflection of priorities and a glaring mockery of leadership that while families in Plateau continue to bury their loved ones, President Tinubu chose to grace a political funeral rather than stand with the people in their darkest hour.

Between the APC National Chairman and his President, what we witnessed today is a heartless exhibition of disregard for empathy, compassion, and the dignity of human life.

From Benue to Niger and most recently Kwara, the entire North Central region has endured some of the most horrific waves of violence in recent history. Yet, not once has the APC-led government deemed it necessary to physically stand by the victims or console their families.

Evn when Tinubu made a symbolic visit to Benue State in June, he never bothered to set foot in Yelewata – the epicentre of the massacre. Instead, he ended his trip comfortably in Makurdi, turning his back on the people whose tears and blood still stain the soil.

Now again, he is in Plateau State, not to console the bereaved or reassure the broken, but to celebrate and make merry with his party elite while the people mourn.”

President Tinubu was in Plateau State yesterday to attend the funeral of the mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda.