President Tinubu’s convoy was trapped by heavy flooding along the Lafia–Makurdi road en route to Benue State, where over 200 people were recently massacred in Yelewata. The irony wasn’t lost on Nigerians……READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE...READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE |
Tinubu was headed to Benue amid nationwide grief over the mass killing of over 200 villagers in Yelwata.
A viral video showed the presidential convoy trapped in floodwaters on the Lafia–Makurdi road Wednesday morning.
The video triggered massive online reactions, with many calling the moment both symbolic and telling.
Citizens slammed the poor infrastructure and questioned why the president couldn’t take a flight.
Others described it as poetic justice, accusing the government of neglecting rural development and basic roadworks.
The optics of the president’s convoy stuck in murky waters, just days after a mass killing, underline Nigeria’s deep infrastructural rot and the emotional disconnect between leadership and everyday suffering. While Tinubu’s trip was meant to project empathy, the flooded road captured what many see as the state’s failure to prioritise safe, functional infrastructure, until it affects the powerful too.
If even the president can’t reach a grieving region safely, what hope exists for the people who live there daily? This moment calls for more than sympathy; it demands action……READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE