Shocking things Tinubu, Mutfwang did after Jos killings

Nigerians have expressed shock at the attitude put up by President  Bola Tinubu and Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang after gunmen killed over 30 people on Palm Sunday.

President, who visited the state in the wake of the violence, ended up at the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Heipang, about a hundred kilometres from the scene of the attack, where he gave an address before departing the state.

The President’s visit did not sit well with many residents, who felt the occasion lacked the empathy expected of a leader.

Writing on Facebook a concerned Nigerian Kacholom Luka wrote: “Welcome to Heipang Airport of Plateau State, Mr. President. Are the injured victims of the attack, currently receiving treatment in the hospital, being transported there for your viewing? Should you not be visiting the victims in the hospital? It is well with all of us in this country.”

Comrade Bright Gyang, another Nigerian perturbed by the development  said: “I don’t know our crimes and offenses, but surely I believe God is punishing us with these kinds of leaders we have at the moment. A leader sympathizing and addressing victims in an armored truck, a president sitting and welcoming high dignitaries and stakeholders at the airport.”

Another shocking development was that manner that Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang  addressed the people when he visited  the Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area, where dozens were killed.

The governor did not only visit in an armoured tank, he also addressed the people rignt inside the fortified vehicle generating wide condemnation online and offline.

a former senator and ex-presidential aide, who shared his views in a Facebook post described the governor’s approach as troubling, questioning the symbolism of addressing grieving residents from an armoured vehicle.

“This is the height of it for me,” Mr Ojudu said. “A civilian governor addressing traumatised citizens from within an armoured tank sends a deeply troubling message. Would it not have been more honourable for him to simply step aside? In that moment, he appears to be saying: I can no longer guarantee your safety.”