Tinubu Has Abandoned His Duty Post, Now On AWOL

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the 2023: elections, Peter Obi, has said that President Bola Tinubu has left his job without leave, asking what manner of President that would spend just seven days in one month in his country without anything concrete to show for his absence.

Obi said that no president has taken his country men and women for a ride like Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He then if a leader who loved his people could spend only a week in that country and spend the other remaining three weeks in other countries.

Obi spoke on Sunday, as he bemoaned how Tinubu’s love for foreign trips had left the country almost rudderless with critical areas suffering.

Writing on his X platform, he denounced Tinubu’s penchant to travel outside Nigeria at critical moments, adding for instance how the state of education in Nigeria had sunk under the President, even as he spent 23 days out the 31 in January abroad.

He further lamented a situation, where the President appeared unperturbed while luxuriating abroad as hundreds Nigerians were abducted, with their captors demanding millions in ransom and many farmers unable to return to their farms due to persistent violence, worsening food shortages and rural poverty, Obi stressed that no country would advance with such attitude to governance.

His words, “Insecurity has surged alarmingly across the nation. In just January, we saw reports of several killings, hundreds of kidnappings and abductions that include children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers with the abductors demanding millions. Farmers remain unable to return to their farms plagued by ongoing insecurity which exacerbates food shortages and rural poverty.

“Education stands as a cornerstone of national development, yet countless children remain out of school and those in school cannot attend because of insecurity or teachers’ strikes. This is particularly tragic in Abuja, the seat of government, where schools remain shuttered. This is the same Abuja where billions were squandered on renovating a conference centre for the president and Bus Terminals. One must question whether our leaders genuinely appreciate the vital role of education.

“Our nation with the worst access to electricity without an abysmal supply has witnessed two grid collapses in just January.

“While leaders in other nations prioritise domestic governance in January, Nigeria’s president prioritises international engagements over pressing national issues. This month, he spent 23 days abroad across two trips—beginning the year overseas and returning on the 17th, and departing less than 10 days on the 26th to Türkiye, where he remains as of January 31. What urgent matters continuously warrant his absence from the nation? When he does return, it often appears to be merely to welcome defectors into the APC before he jets off again.

“The collective impact of these events paints a grim portrait of a nation grappling simultaneously with insecurity, economic distress, failing infrastructure, and profound social upheaval. Instead of confronting these urgent challenges head-on in pursuit of solutions, much of the political class remains engrossed in power calculations and the next election cycle. The ruling APC, in particular, seems more concerned with rallies and welcoming defectors than with visiting failing institutions or addressing the daily struggles of the Nigerian people.”