A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Viviour, has said President Bola Tinubu’s trip to the United Kingdom is not a priority for Nigerians at the moment.
Papers News reports that Tinubu on Tuesday left for the UK on a state visit, accompanied by the First Lady, Remi Tinubu, and other top government officials.
In an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’, programme, Rhodes-Viviour questioned Tinubu’s foreign trips, describing them as unprecedented.
Rhodes-Viviour, further criticised Tinubu for prioritizing visiting the United Kingdom despite the biting costs of fuel and other economic challenges bedevilling Nigerians.
He said, “The President has spent a significant amount of time traveling outside the country while the people are experiencing extreme hardship. That is unprecedented. Regarding the topic you just discussed and the pain Nigerians are dealing with specifically higher petrol and diesel prices I don’t think this visit is a priority for Nigerians right now.
“His visiting and perhaps adding some legitimacy and credibility to his position as President is good for him, his optics, and his party. However, I don’t see how it is entirely good for the Nigerian people. This is a President who spends quite a lot of time outside the country, so I don’t truly see the value for the average Nigerian. For him, surely, it is beneficial.”
