Spend More Days At Home To Appreciate Economic, Security Hardships Of Nigerians ------- Peter Obi Tells Tinubu
overseas Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi, has lampooned President Bola Tinubu for so far spending 180 out of his total 580 days days in office out of the country.
...Taunts Tinubu for spending 180 days or over 30 percent of his total 580 in office overseas
Former governor of Anambra State and
presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi, has lampooned President Bola Tinubu for so far spending 180 out of his total 580 days days in office out of the country.
Obi therefore, asked Tinubu to alter his itinerary this year by spending more days in Nigeria instead of overseas.
He spoke Thursday at a news conference in Abuja, adding that spending more time at home would help Tinubu to acquaint himself with the harsh reality of the economic and security situations of Nigerians across the country.
He pooh- poohed Tinubu’s frequent overseas travels, noting that he wasted over 30% or about 180 days abroad, in 30 publicly recorded trips and urged the President to spend at least 72 days visiting each of Nigeria’s 36 states for two days each.
His words, “Mr President, out of the approximately 580 days (as of December 29, 2024) you have been in office, it is reported that you have spent over 30%, or around 180 days, on more than 30 publicly recorded overseas trips.
He spoke Thursday at a news conference in Abuja, adding that spending more time at home would help Tinubu to acquaint himself with the harsh reality of the economic and security situations of Nigerians across the country.
He pooh- poohed Tinubu’s frequent overseas travels, noting that he wasted over 30% or about 180 days abroad, in 30 publicly recorded trips and urged the President to spend at least 72 days visiting each of Nigeria’s 36 states for two days each.
His words, “Mr President, out of the approximately 580 days (as of December 29, 2024) you have been in office, it is reported that you have spent over 30%, or around 180 days, on more than 30 publicly recorded overseas trips.
"My appeal is that you dedicate at least 20 percent of 2025, roughly 72 days, to visit each of Nigeria’s 36 states for two days each.
“As President, such visits would give you the opportunity to better understand the dire economic and security situations across the country.
“As President, such visits would give you the opportunity to better understand the dire economic and security situations across the country.
"Furthermore, it is time for you to visit our national hospitals. Consider, for example, that your next medical examination be conducted at one of our National Hospitals or Regional Federal Medical Centres, such as the FMC in Sokoto or Birnin Kebbi or Calabar or Umuahia or Akure, among others.”
Furthermore, Obi asked Tinubu to pay attention to combating the pervasive corruption in the public service, through increased transparency and accountability in public procurement and contract award processes to eliminate the menace.
According to him, "The focus should be on eliminating current and future official malfeasance through increased transparency and accountability in public procurement and contract award processes, as well as thorough monitoring of execution to ensure that limited resources are efficiently utilized and applied productively.
“All future borrowing must be tied to regenerative investments and visible, productive assets that benefit the nation. "This will ensure both productivity and the ability to service and amortize such loans, rather than continuing the current practice of accumulating massive debt with no tangible returns, which places undue strain on future development revenue."
Furthermore, Obi asked Tinubu to pay attention to combating the pervasive corruption in the public service, through increased transparency and accountability in public procurement and contract award processes to eliminate the menace.
According to him, "The focus should be on eliminating current and future official malfeasance through increased transparency and accountability in public procurement and contract award processes, as well as thorough monitoring of execution to ensure that limited resources are efficiently utilized and applied productively.
“All future borrowing must be tied to regenerative investments and visible, productive assets that benefit the nation. "This will ensure both productivity and the ability to service and amortize such loans, rather than continuing the current practice of accumulating massive debt with no tangible returns, which places undue strain on future development revenue."
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