Peter Obi Slams Tinubu for ‘Taking Joy in Travelling to Foreign Countries at The Slightest Excuse’
- Peter Obi said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should stay back in Nigeria and address 'insecurity, economic hardship, and human suffering which have reached their peak'
- Obi, a Labour Party (LP) chieftain and member of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition stated that "this dire reality" demands the full attention of President Tinubu
- Legit.ng reports that President Tinubu will on Thursday, August 14, embark on a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil, with a stopover in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, on Thursday, August 14, criticised President Bola Tinubu's two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil.
Legit.ng had reported that Tinubu will leave Abuja today, Thursday, August 14, and head to abroad.
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Obi knocks Tinubu over travels
Apart from Japan and Brazil, the president will also be in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The presidency said in Japan, President Tinubu will attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) from Wednesday, August 20, to Friday, August 22.
The Nigerian leader will also be in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on a two-day state visit from Sunday, August 24, to Monday, August 25.
This is reportedly based on an invitation by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Reacting to the president's latest foreign trips, Obi condemned Tinubu for travelling out at a time the nation is 'bleeding'. According to the opposition leader, Tinubu should not be heading to Brazil again because he recently visited the country.
He said:
"Amid the deplorable state of our nation in all ramifications, we have a virtually indifferent president who has continued to display insensitivity to our situation.
"How can anyone explain that a president who came from Brazil recently and met with the president is returning to the same country, leaving the various degrees of challenges at home unresolved?
"The situation we find ourselves in is deeply worrisome. Our president, who has not found it worthy to visit any of our troubled states, takes joy in travelling to foreign countries at the slightest invitation or excuse. Often departing several days even before the events he’s invited to."
Omokri tackles Obi over Tinubu criticism
Meanwhile, President Tinubu's supporter, Reno Omokri, lambasted Obi for criticising his favourite politician.
Omokri's statement on his verified X handle partly reads:
"Criticising President Tinubu's foreign travels confirms that Peter Obi is a petty trader who should open a stall at Onitsha market and do what he does best."
He added:
"Obi is just desperate to be president of Nigeria and will say anything as he grasps at straws in order to discredit the president and heat the polity."
Obi reacts to Tinubu's visit to Benue
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Obi tackled Tinubu over his visit to Benue state, stressing that the president “chose optics over empathy.”
Amid mindless killings in Yelwata, Obi accused Tinubu of wearing a celebratory attire to Benue state instead of a mourning cloth.
Source: Legit.ng
