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Former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad.

Obi, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start of the year, Nigeria’s president has prioritised foreign engagements over pressing national issues.

He lamented that while the nation continues to grapple with challenges including insecurity, food shortages, workers’ strike, the President, Obi alleged, seemed unperturbed.

“This first month serves as a critical measure of the challenges that lie ahead, and it is painfully evident that the situation in the country continues to worsen. 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.” Obi wrote.

He further drew attention to the impact of school closures, citing insecurity and teachers’ strikes as key reasons many children cannot attend classes, and condemned the nation’s poor electricity supply.

“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 have witnessed two grid collapses in just January.”

Obi also questioned the necessity of Tinubu’s frequent foreign trips, noting that the President spent 23 days abroad in January across two trips, returning only briefly to Nigeria in between.

“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.”

Obi, also a former governor of Anambra State, further accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of focusing its attention on rallies and other political activities rather than addressing the plights of Nigerians.

“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.”

Source: https://dailytrust.com/obi-tinubu-has-spent-only-8-days-in-nigeria-in-2026/

When he does return, it often appears to be merely to welcome defectors into the APC before he jets off again

Gregory calm down,

Even if Tinubu stays in Nigeria for four straight years without travelling, nothing will change. That’s how utterly irrelevant he has become.

Actually, Tinubu is incompetent to be the president of a student union, how much more of a country.

Everyone and everything around him reeks of failure and incompence but sheer i-must-be-there-ism and wickedness. The only thing successful is corruption.

When we Nigerians have a serious president, no one will tell us, we ll know. The president will travel to more states in Nigeria than around the world and these travels won't be politically/campaign based but issue-based. The stupendous amount spent on foreign trips in a month alone can build Federal roads across as many as three to four states. Our presidents are wasteful and irresponsible to say the least.

APC and Tinubu's supporters will soon flood this tread; instead to deal with the message, they are coming for the head of Peter Obi. It shows that they are empty and cannot comprehend but have turn themselves to errand bots.

This is how an oppositional leader should look like not Atiku that stays at Dubai and send dollars for primaries every 4yrs
Right from 2023 obi has been on Ground pointing out the loop holes of this government and he has been relevant

Foolish Obi. Is that all what the opposition got. Is that obi manifesto

Tinubu is Nigeria’s first-ever visiting president.

Peter Obi is now the private secretary of President Bola Tinubu

Is that a requirement to be president? One chance man.

Patrickker:
When we Nigerians have a serious president, no one will tell us, we ll know. The president will travel to more states in Nigeria than around the world and these travels won't be politically/campaign based but issue-based. The stupendous amount spent on foreign trips in a month alone can build Federal roads across as many as three to four states. Our presidents are wasteful and irresponsible to say the least.

And you think his traveling from State to State is the solution? To help the governors with their responsibilities and ignore issues that concern the whole nation?

If e reach your Lord's turn, make e cut off relationship with the world, take up arms and go into the forest with soldiers to fight insecurity. He can also function as the finance minister too and perform the economy magic he's promising his followers.

Global GDP growth na joke to you abi?

Some of you are so funny sha.

but he didn't promise agbero union to stay with them in Nigeria na.he said it is his turn to use presidency as retirement plan

you and your stay at home cohorts with no party ideology
is this the narratives you want to play when in power?
trying to please your mobs with eyeservice?

If e reach your turn jet out as many times as u wan
#mr P A Peter

Else if you wan u can spend 2 days in Nigeria den

3 Year with de remaining months abroad

Monitoring spirit


While he's away sebi the country stopped working abi?

Now that he almost collapsed in Turkey and God saved him, he will learn to stay at home

And he made Erdogan a care giver .... We have gone back to Buhari era again

Mr bitter obi don’t you see the amount of investment inflows in 2026 so far?

That's why him fall. Waka Waka, falling falling President, from a MUMU party, surrounded by MUMU supporters.

allanphash7:
Monitoring spirit


While he's away sebi the country stopped working abi?

Is the country working as it stands now ? Just tell yourself the truth

Presido Na Ajala the traveler

Baba has a bucket-list of countries he wants to check-out before he is no longer pressido

Krankhead:
Foolish Obi. Is that all what the opposition got. Is that obi manifesto

Is Tinubu’s manifesto to be Nigeria’s visiting president?

Is it to spend more than half of 2025 outside the country?

Is it to abandon Nigeria, globe trotting, spending just eight days in January at home while the nation suffered two grid collapses, plunging millions into darkness amid heightened insecurity across the land?

Ok thank you Papa time keeper, so what should we do with this news 🤷‍♂️

Nigerians would been celebrating had it been Pablo escoba collapsed in turkey

I'm sure God gave you brain when he created but you decided to throw it away when you started supporting your drug Lord.

Borrow sense from your neighbor and use it.

How many presidents have you heard of that travel like your drug Lord. It's a shame that a youth like you (subjective anyways) will be supporting this nonsense.

Krankhead:
Foolish Obi. Is that all what the opposition got. Is that obi manifesto

If he likes, let him rule from anywhere. Do people not work from home and they still perform? You are seeing hi's performance and his handiwork.

Why do you want to see his face. He is working, Nigeria is working, his foot soldiers are fully on ground to move the country forward. What else do you want?

Or why do you just want to monitor his movement so you can have something to talk about!

What's the impact on your family. If you think you're doing great are your relatives enjoying the stupid investment?
Keep deciving your self all in the name of supporting one dead brain human.

FitCorper:
Mr bitter obi don’t you see the amount of investment inflows in 2026 so far?

How many world leaders are visiting Nigeria to dialogue since last year? Non I guess..Trump is making deals our President is busy enjoying himself and falling up and down in Turkey

What a nation Nigeria has become under the APC led government!!

He is here again talking. Pls here is this man wife? Carry your husband for inside.

Tinubu did not travelled for medical he travel on business trip, signed deals and try to bring back investors than for him sitting in Aso Rock eating and drinking. Tinubu is a hustler president not like you Mr Lamba who thrive on lies and propaganda.