PETER OBI CRITICIZES TINUBU’S PLANNED 12-DAY FOREIGN TRIP
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BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA
A former Labour Party presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has admonished President Bola Tinubu regarding his impending 12-day journey to Japan and Brazil, labeling it as imprudent in light of Nigeria’s escalating security and economic difficulties.
In a message posted on his official X account on Thursday, Obi articulated that the President’s recurrent international trips reflected “apathy” towards the nation’s urgent issues, urging him to concentrate more on visiting affected states and directly addressing the concerns of citizens.
As per the schedule released by the Presidency on Wednesday, Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for a tour of two nations, with a brief stop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before advancing to Japan.
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He is anticipated to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama from August 20 to 22, prior to traveling to Brazil. The announcement, however, did not specify his precise return date.
Obi noted that the President had only recently returned from Brazil after meeting with its leader, questioning why he would embark on another trip to the same country within weeks.
He additionally mentioned Tinubu’s previous week-long trip to St. Lucia prior to his participation in the BRICS Summit, where Nigeria engaged solely as an observer.
“Our predicament regarding insecurity, economic difficulties, and human distress has reached its zenith. We are now classified among the most insecure nations, the most vulnerable economies, and the most famished countries globally. This grave situation requires the utmost focus of Mr. President,” Obi asserted.
The former Anambra State governor argued that the Japan event could have been attended in fewer days, insisting that Tinubu’s extended foreign trips contributed “little or no tangible value” to Nigeria’s challenges.
He called on the President to “commence tours of troubled states with the same enthusiasm he shows for travelling abroad.”
Obi added, “Mr. President must know that he’s not a tourist, but the Chief Executive of a troubled nation, so he must have consciousness, strict work schedules and a strict travelling schedule to show that he has a troubled country to quickly return to.”
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