Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for leaving the nation amid worsening insecurity and financial hardship.
In an announcement from his media workplace on Wednesday, Atiku accused Tinubu of disguising a trip as a working go to whereas the nation faces critical challenges.
He cited killings in Plateau and Benue States, renewed Boko Haram assaults in Borno, and the general decline in nationwide safety as proof that Nigeria is in a “full-blown state of emergency.”
“On April 2, 2025, President Tinubu left for France on what was described as a two-week working go to. If this had been introduced a day earlier, Nigerians would have thought it was an April Idiot’s joke. Sadly, it’s simply one other insult to a nation already pushed to the sting,” Atiku stated.
The presidency stated the journey was not for medical causes and was meant to evaluation the administration’s achievements. Atiku and different critics say the timing of the journey reveals poor judgment and lack of concern for residents.
“Even when it’s not a medical journey, what’s the justification for touring throughout Europe whereas the nation is bleeding? This isn’t simply negligence—it’s dereliction of obligation on a catastrophic scale,” Atiku added.
He stated Tinubu has spent 59 days in France since taking workplace, arguing that the frequent journeys present a disconnect from the nation’s issues.
“Whereas Tinubu dines below chandeliers in Paris, Nigerians are being slaughtered of their houses, kidnapped on highways, and starved by rising inflation and joblessness. Plateau has turn into a killing area. Benue is below siege. Boko Haram is regaining territory. The nation is collapsing, and but the president is lacking in motion,” Atiku lamented.
He stated Tinubu ought to return house and take cost.
“What precisely is Tinubu doing in France that he couldn’t do in Lagos and even Iragbiji? This so-called working go to is only a poorly disguised vacation. The actual emergency Tinubu ought to declare is on his personal failed presidency,” Atiku added.
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