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Tinubu, Obi<\/p>\nTinubu, Obi<\/p>\n
By Publisher<\/p>\n
Kindly share:<\/p>\n
Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in last year’s election has chided President Bola Tinubu over the order authorizing the seizure of Nigeria’s three presidential jets by a French court.<\/p>\n
The former Anambra governor in a scathing statement he personally signed and posted on his X platform in Thursday, accused the Tinubu-led administration of operating in secrecy and running the government like a personal family asset.<\/p>\n
He added that Tinubu has mismanaged the country\u2019s resources while quite a number of the citizens continue to languish in poverty, adding that the seizure of the country’s assets has exposed the failed leadership in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trending international news on the seizure of three Jets belonging to Nigeria\u2019s Presidential fleet is yet another of many embarrassing things exposing our failed leadership and our attitude to the rule of law even in a democracy. It has also exposed multiple dimensions to our leadership failure and our insensitivity to the plight of the growing poor class in our midst,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that the federal government went ahead with the jet deal despite the cacophonous cry against the purchase of a Presidential jet at this time when the people are going through a horrifying economic hardship shows the insensitivity of this administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdded to it is the embarrassing aspect of our country\u2019s Presidential jets being held for contractual breaches arising from yet another dimension of inadequate leadership tidiness. I have been loud in my demand over time that the government at all levels should be accountable to the people, meaning that they must be very transparent in all their dealings. Until a court in France prohibits Nigeria from moving or selling these three jets, Nigerians have no iota of information about both the buying and selling of these aircraft.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been done in secrecy. Federal Government property, which belongs to the people, is being managed as a personal family asset.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaying as much as $100m dollars for a Presidential jet for a country that is the poverty capital of the World and has more out-of-school children with over 40% food inflation is the height of concern for the people\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis incident has also opened up an aspect of indiscipline that is copiously embedded in our country which is the abuse and disrespect for the rule of law.
\n\u201cHere are questions begging for answers:
\n\u201cTo what extent did the Ogun government follow its agreement with the Chinese firm?<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the UK court ruling that prohibited some Nigeria building in Liverpool, what did both Ogun state and Federal government do before the French court action?<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to, therefore, challenge the federal government to come clean and transparent on this matter and tell Nigerians how we got to this latest international mess. \u2013 PO\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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