Peter Obi Knocks Tinubu As He Returns to Nigeria, Reveals Why He Has Not Taken Any Rest
- Peter Obi of the Labour Party has shaded Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, on his return to Nigeria from France in a veiled message
- During his visit to the Muslim community in Awka, the Anambra state capital, Obi said no serious leader would leave the country to rest somewhere else with the situation of Nigeria now
- The former governor of Anambra state said he had not rested since the election ended because of the dilemma Nigeria currently finds itself
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Awka, Anambra - Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, has revealed the reason he had not taken a rest since the completion of the general poll.
According to The Nation, the former governor of Anambra state, in a veiled shading of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, explained that no serious leader would travel out of the country on vacation with the situation Nigeria is currently in.
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What Peter Obi said about Bola Tinubu's trip to France
Obi made this known during his visit to the Muslim community in Awka to facilitate the celebration of the Eid-il-Fitr with them, adding that his visit has nothing to do with politics.
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He further stated that such a visit should not always be out on political ambitions.
His statement reads in part:
“People who want to rest can go and rest. For me, I’m not resting. No serious leader will go and rest in Nigeria with the way things are today."
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Recall that Tinubu, the president-elect, was out of the country for over a month shortly after he was declared the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Tinubu left Nigeria on March 21 for France to have a rest following a rigorous campaign and the general election but returned to the country on Monday, April 24.
The return of the president-elect to the country is coming a few months before his inauguration as Nigeria's president on May 29.
Tinubu finally returns to Nigeria ahead of May 29 swearing-in
Legit.ng earlier reported that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has returned to Nigeria after spending over 30 days in France to rest following his declaration as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu left the country on Tuesday, March 21, to have some rest in France following his rigorous campaign ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The victory of Tinubu has been rejected by members of the opposition, who have also called for the suspension of the May 29 inauguration when Tinubu will be sworn in, but the presidency had insisted that nothing would change the day.
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