Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has charged the President, Bola Tinubu to prioritize Nigerian citizens as he runs the governance of the country.<\/p>\n
Obi said this on his verified X handle where he said that given the challenges facing the nation and the economic challenges being faced nationally, it was appropriate for the president to conserve national resources.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cWhile 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 yesterday, it\u2019s concerning for a country with such myriads of domestic problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe untold hardship that has been unleashed on our people as a result of some of his administration\u2019s policies is unimaginable and we need his urgent attention to pilot the nation out of this present situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, since the President is reportedly in Paris, France, which is just about 833 nautical miles from Stockholm, Sweden, one wonders why he did not just attend the 2-day working visit to Sweden. He could simply have done it on his way back from France with his new powerful jet, which would have taken him a little over 2 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis would have saved time and the very scarce national resources we need critically at this time.<\/p>\n
Instead, he delegated the Vice President, who needed to travel 3055 nautical miles, over nine hours, and (about 4 times the travel time from Paris) Abuja, Nigeria, to Stockholm, Sweden, to represent him at the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would take about 4 times the time and distance it takes to travel from Paris to Stockholm to travel from Abuja to Stockholm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis does not represent the kind of fiscal responsibility and common sense that is expected of leaders whose people are facing severe hunger and poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the time to show true and committed leadership to the people by making decisions that prioritize the well-being of the people and effective management of the nation\u2019s scarce resources in alleviating the sufferings of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has charged the President, Bola Tinubu to prioritize Nigerian citizens as he runs the governance of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n