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Atiku’s Camp Criticizes Tinubu as FG Dispatches Over 600 Delegates to Climate Summit
Paul Ibe, the media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of hypocrisy in its financial practices.
Ibe’s remarks follow media reports that revealed the Nigerian government sponsored an astonishing 634 delegates to the ongoing COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The media reports further disclosed that the Nigerian delegation spent a staggering N866 million just on flight expenses, raising eyebrows about the administration’s commitment to fiscal responsibility.
In a post on social media platform X, Ibe expressed his concerns, stating: “Under President Tinubu’s leadership, Nigeria has unfortunately earned international infamy, setting Guinness World Records, though for all the wrong reasons.”
He pointed out the sharp contrast between the government’s calls for fiscal restraint and its actions, citing the enormous size of Nigeria’s delegations to international conferences. “A glaring example is Nigeria’s delegation to the ongoing #COP29 climate summit in Baku, where the nation now boasts the largest African contingent at the event, with a staggering 634 individuals in attendance.”
According to Business Day, the colossal number of delegates has resulted in an extraordinary N866 million spent solely on flight costs. Ibe drew attention to the fact that this follows a similar trend at the 2023 COP28 summit in Dubai, where President Tinubu’s delegation ballooned to an eye-watering 1,411 members, making Nigeria the third largest delegation worldwide, just behind the United States and China.
“While this grand display of extravagance continues, it is baffling that the same administration has been promoting the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye Report, which aims to cut down on government spending and streamline operations,” Ibe added. He noted the inconsistency in the current administration’s approach, which he described as “preaching austerity while indulging in excess.”
Ibe’s statement highlights what he sees as a significant contradiction within the government, pointing out the disparity between public messages on cost-cutting and the lavish spending on international trips, all while Nigerians are urged to tighten their belts.
President Bola Tinubu has accused organisers for the deadly stampedes that occurred during the distribution of relief materials in three states.
Recall in the past week, chaotic scenes in Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja led to the deaths of over 60 people, including children, as crowds scrambled for food items.
During a Presidential Media Chat on Monday, Tinubu described the events as a critical failure in planning and execution.
Condolences to those who lost a family member, but it is good to give. I have been giving out food stuff, commodities, etc. in Bourdillon.
“I am an organized person and that’s why I have been giving people food for the past 25 years and no incident has happened.
“Let this tragedy not affect us”, the Nigerian leader said.
The president also said he has no plans to reduce his cabinet or sack more ministers.
For the controversial tax reform bills, he said it has come to stay.
He also revealed he has no regrets removing fuel subsidy.
He declared utmost confidence in his security chiefs saying over the past decades, wanton killings has reduced drastically.
President Bola Tinubu will hold first presidential chat since assuming office on Monday night.
Accoding to a statement released by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the chat will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on the stations of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
All television and radio stations are requested to hook up to the broadcast.
“The first Presidential Media Chat with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Monday, December 23, on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.
“All television and radio stations are requested to hook up to the broadcast,” the statement.
The US President-elect took to the stage AmFest in Phoenix to talk about his contact with the Russian leader.
He told the crowd: “President Putin has said he want to meet with me as soon as possible.”
Trump went on to brand the war “horrible” and stated it needed to end. It is not known whether or not this meeting will take place in person. His comments at the event in the US come as Putin met with another world leader.
Putin held talks in the Kremlin today (December 22) with Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Fico arrived in Russia on a “working visit” and met with Putin one-on-one. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s RIA agency that the talks would focus on “the international situation” and Russian natural gas deliveries.
Visits and phone calls from European leaders to Putin have been rare since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, although Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban visited Russia in July. Orban’s visit drew condemnation from Kyiv and European leaders.Fico’s views on Russia’s war on Ukraine differ sharply from most other European leaders. The Slovakian PM returned to power last year after his leftist party Smer (Direction) won parliamentary elections on a pro-Russia and anti-American platform. Since then, he has ended his country’s military aid for Ukraine, hit out at EU sanctions on Russia, and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO.
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