International Trips: Tinubu, Shettima’s Absence Fiscal Irresponsibility — Obi

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate during the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has described the foreign trips embarked upon by both President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, as fiscal irresponsibility.

Obi raised issues with the trips, coming when the country is grappling with domestic (economic) challenges.

Recall that Tinubu departed for the United Kingdom on October 2, for a two-week working leave.

He then left the UK for France on Friday, October 11, for “another important engagement.”

This was revealed by his Senior Special Assistant on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Masari.

Also, Shettima left Abuja on Wednesday for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements.

Reacting, Peter Obi said: “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, 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.

“One would have expected him to return earlier than expected, considering the volume of work that needs to be done in a troubled nation like ours. The untold hardship that has been unleashed on our people as a result of some of his administration’s policies is unimaginable and we need his urgent attention to pilot the nation out of this present situation.