Africa-Press – Nigeria. Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to travel to Europe amid escalating security challenges in Nigeria, calling the move “insensitive and alarming”.
Abdullahi spoke in statement titled ‘PBAT’s lack of care scary’, posted on his official X account on Sunday.
The ADC spokesman noted that the President’s foreign trip comes at a particularly troubling time, as the country faces renewed insecurity, including a deadly bomb blast in Zamfara State and growing public anxiety following a United States military strike on Nigerian soil.
He noted that Nigerians were still awaiting reassurance from the President when news of his trip emerged.
“In the wake of yet another deadly bomb blast in Zamfara, to which the President has not said a single word; on the back of an unprecedented foreign military attack on Nigerian soil; right in the middle of all the uncertainty it has provoked; with a confused and scared nation waiting for the President to speak to us and assure us that all is well, the next thing we hear is that the President has gone on holiday. What a President,” the statement read.
Abdullahi emphasised that the President’s silence on critical national security issues, combined with his absence from the country, raises serious concerns about leadership responsiveness during a time of national distress.
President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe ahead of his scheduled official visit to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for the Sustainability Week (ADSW 2026) Summit, on the invitation of the UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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