Peter Obi has faulted President Bola Tinubu over the latter’s visit to Benue State, saying what should have been a solemn occasion became celebratory.

Speaking on his official X account on Thursday, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election stated that condolence visits have now become carnivals.

According to Obi, Tinubu arrived in Benue wearing celebratory agbada attire, as if the occasion were a joyful one.

“We pleaded that the President should show leadership and visit Benue and Niger states in the spirit of deep national mourning, to offer compassion and solidarity to families torn apart by the senseless massacre of over 200 innocent Nigerians in Benue State and flooding that killed a similar number in Niger State.

“The President arrived not in mourning cloth but in celebratory agbada attire, like it was an occasion for joy.

“Children who should be mourning their slaughtered classmates and parents were instead lined up under the rain, rehearsed to sing and dance for the President.

“In what kind of country does this happen? We have tragically arrived at a point where condolence visits have become carnivals.

“A time that should be marked by silence and solemnity is now polluted by banners, music, and rehearsed spectacles.

“When President Ramaphosa visited Mthatha after the floods in South Africa, there were no drums. No staged crowds. No rented cheers. Just presence, silence, and action.

“When Prime Minister Modi went to the site of a crash, no one lined up to welcome him. He came, he mourned. That is what leadership looks like in moments of pain.

“These were human beings, children, mothers, fathers whose blood cries out for justice.

“When very sad incidents like this turn to campaign or festival, our nation is losing its soul,” Obi penned.

THE SUN