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House of Reps, Nigeria

By News Desk

Prime Brief Media | June 18, 2026

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has accused the Federal Government of elevating 2027 politics above the lives and welfare of citizens and tasked President Bola Tinubu to secure the release of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren and teachers within 72 hours.

The caucus at a press briefing addressed by the Minority Leader, Fredrick Agbedi and other minority principal officers, decried the spate of insecurity in the country. The lawmakers stated that while the country is being ravaged by insecurity and hunger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency are preoccupied with 2027 politics.

The caucus challenged the Federal Government to deploy a special military operation to rescue the school children and their teachers without excuses, calling for an end to mass abductions without consequences. He also condemned a situation where terrorists dictate terms, knocking the current administration as a government that issues statements instead of results.

Nigeria is bleeding. Nigeria is confused. And Nigeria is being deliberately pushed to the brink by a government that has elevated 2027 electioneering above the lives and welfare of citizens," the caucus said. From Sokoto to Enugu, from Borno to Lagos, the story is the same: hunger, killings, kidnappings, collapse of the naira, collapse of hope.

The lawmakers called for an immediate overhaul of the national security architecture and described the state of emergency declared by the President in 2025 in Rivers State as a move targeted at political opponents. The caucus said the Federal Government must desist from propaganda and fund security intelligence, improve welfare for frontline troops, and not give wildcards to political appointees.