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Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed concerns over President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s simultaneous foreign trip, leaving numerous domestic issues unaddressed.
Obi criticised the move as lacking fiscal responsibility and common sense, considering the widespread hunger and poverty affecting Nigerians.
According to Obi, the President had initially stated he would be away for 14 days, but has now exceeded that timeframe.
Obi argued that Tinubu should have returned earlier to tackle the country’s pressing problems, instead of delegating the Vice President to attend a 2-day working visit to Sweden. This decision, Obi noted, wasted resources and time, as traveling from Paris to Stockholm would have taken only two hours.
Obi emphasised that true leadership requires prioritising the well-being of the people and effective management of scarce national resources to alleviate their sufferings.
He questioned the President’s decision, highlighting the significant distance and travel time difference between Abuja and Stockholm compared to Paris and Stockholm.
“While it is arguable that with the President and Vice President absent from the Villa , there is no vacancy in the Presidency, in a situation where both the President and Vice President are out of the country, as reported in the media yesterday, it’s concerning for a country with such myriads of domestic problems.
“The President had told us he would only be gone for 14 days. The 14 days have passed now, and we are waiting to see him in the country.
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