PRP Calls for Tinubu Resignation Over Nigeria’s Worsening Insecurity

The Peoples Redemption Party called on President Bola Tinubu to resign from office on Thursday, June 4, 2026, saying his administration had failed in its primary constitutional duty to protect the lives and property of Nigerian citizens.

The PRP, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, said the combination of mass abductions, bandit attacks, terrorist operations in the northeast, and the inability of security agencies to protect communities from sustained violent crimes amounted to a fundamental failure of governance. The party cited the Oyo school abduction, the killing of police officers in Yobe, and the growing frequency of attacks on churches, markets, and rural communities as evidence of a government that had lost control of the security situation.

‘A president who cannot protect the citizens he swore to serve has no moral basis to remain in office,’ the PRP statement read, adding that Tinubu’s series of foreign trips while Nigerians were being killed and abducted showed a troubling disconnect between the administration and the realities of ordinary citizens.
Presidency Pushes Back

The Presidency rejected the call for resignation, with a senior official saying the government was fully engaged on the security challenges and had achieved significant successes in the period, including the joint operation with US forces that killed ISIS global second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in May 2026. The official said framing the situation as a failure ignored the difficult terrain and complex regional dynamics that security forces were navigating every day.

However, the PRP’s demand reflects a growing chorus of voices from opposition parties, civil society, and professional bodies calling for more visible and decisive presidential leadership on security. Furthermore, the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, signed new legislation this week aimed at strengthening energy access, agricultural development, and climate governance, signalling that state governments were pressing ahead with development agendas even as the federal government faced security criticism.

Meanwhile, former President Goodluck Jonathan separately advocated for a stronger and more independent judiciary, stressing its role in nation-building and democratic stability. Notably, his comments came amid ongoing debates about judicial independence following several high-profile cases including the El-Rufai bail ruling. Consequently, the political atmosphere heading into the second half of 2026 is becoming increasingly charged as parties, pressure groups, and the government trade blows over insecurity and governance.

Al-Mustapha Dumps SDP Faction for Gabam
In related political news, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State Sani Abacha, announced that he was abandoning the Adewole Adebayo faction of the Social Democratic Party to support Shehu Gabam as the legitimate SDP leader. The move deepened the leadership crisis within the SDP and added another layer of complexity to opposition politics as parties jockey for position ahead of the 2027 elections. In addition, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Project Monitoring, Felix Igboke, resigned from the APC and defected to the PDP, citing personal political reasons.