“How Many More Must Die Before Government Acts?”
Mary NDA Udosen
What is happening in Plateau State is not just a tragedy anymore, it is a disgrace. An absolute disgrace. And the most painful part? It has become normal. People are slaughtered, homes are burned, families wiped out and the country just moves on like it’s routine. Like Nigerian lives are cheap.
I’m angry/furious, actually. Because how do you explain this level of failure? How do you explain a government that cannot protect its own people yet continues to act like it’s in control? Every single time, it’s the same useless cycle: attack happens, people die, leaders show up, cameras roll, statements are released, and then… silence. Until the next massacre.
And then you look at Caleb Mutfwang. Sir, with all due respect, what exactly are you doing beyond talking? Because we are tired of grammar. Tired of sympathy visits. Tired of “we condemn this”. Condemnation does not stop bullets. Press conferences do not protect villages. Your job is not to react, it is to prevent. So why does it keep happening under your watch?
Where is the urgency? Where is the outrage from leadership that matches what the people feel? Because from here, it looks like calm speeches in the face of chaos. It looks like a government that has normalized bloodshed. And that is unacceptable.
Let’s be honest, if this was happening in certain parts of the country, the response would not be this slow, this weak, this predictable. So what is it about Plateau that makes it easier to ignore? Are those lives worth less?
We are not just tired, we are done. Done with excuses. Done with recycled statements. Done with leaders who only show strength when it’s time for politics but suddenly become powerless when it’s time to protect lives.
This is not governance. This is failure loud, repeated, and deadly.
And if those in power cannot rise to the responsibility of securing lives, then they should stop pretending to lead. Because right now, Nigerians are bleeding, and the people who are supposed to protect them are hiding behind microphones instead of taking real action.
Fawumi Kayode Abiodun
Political Analyst | CEO, Ekocity Media | Publisher, Ekocity Magazine and The Capitol Post
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