Nigeria, April 17 -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend all his engagements in France and rush home to address the disturbing issues facing the country.

Mr Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday.

Mr Tinubu on 2 April left the country for France, his fifth trip to the European country since assuming office.

The Presidency described the trip as a working visit and that it is expected to last for two weeks.

Since the president left the country, there have been some security challenges, including killings in Plateau and Zamfara states, as well as protests among opposing political groups in Rivers, where the presid...