US EditionNigeria: Where's Our President? - Obi Questions Tinubu's Whereabouts
Peter Obi highlights 196 days President Tinubu spent abroad in 2025 amid worsening poverty, hunger, and insecurity affecting Nigeria's 140 million citizens, calling it a leadership gap.
- On Monday, Peter Obi challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's prolonged absence, saying he spent about 196 days abroad in 2025.
- Since December 2025, Nigerians reported receiving no direct address from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, learning critical developments from foreign media, American officials and vague statements from the Presidency's aides while he holidayed in Europe.
- Saying `In a time of crisis, the absence of leadership is perilous.`, Peter Obi warned about 140 million Nigerians facing extreme poverty by the end of 2026 in a national emergency.
- Obi called the absence `This is not governance; it's neglect.` and flagged that earlier this year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent an AI-generated image instead of a direct address.
- Obi argued the prolonged absence created a serious leadership gap as Nigeria battled worsening poverty, hunger, insecurity and unemployment, contrasting norms where leaders step up in crises.
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Tinubu Spent 196 Of 365 Days In 2025 Outside Nigeria – Obi
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s frequent foreign travels, claiming that the president spent about 196 out of the 365 days in 2025 outside Nigeria. Obi, in a post on his official X handle on Monday, said the prolonged absence amounted to a serious leadership gap at a time the country was battling worsening poverty, hunger, insecurity and unemployment. He described Nigeria…
Nigeria: Where's Our President? - Obi Questions Tinubu's Whereabouts
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has questioned the whereabouts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu amid what he described as deepening economic hardship, insecurity and leadership silence in Nigeria.
This isn’t governance but neglect - Peter Obi on Tinubu's long vacation
Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has questioned the long absence of President Bola Tinubu from Nigeria. In a post on his verified X handle on Monday, Obi said the president’s choice to stay away from the country over a long period of time is no longer governance but neglect. The former Anambra state governor lamented that the lack of Tinubu’s presence starkly contrasts with what is obtainable i…
‘Analogue Aspirant’ — APC Hits Obi Over Tinubu Comment
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi over his recent remarks questioning the whereabouts of President Bola Tinubu, describing him as an “analogue presidential aspirant” struggling to understand modern governance. In a statement on Tuesday by the Lagos APC spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the party said Obi’s comment, “Where’s the President?”, was a theatrica…
Peter Obi: Tinubu spent 196 of 365 days abroad in 2025 amid national crises
Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending 196 days outside Nigeria in 2025, raising questions about leadership and accountability as the country grapples with severe economic and security challenges. In a statement, Obi highlighted that Nigeria is home to roughly 140 million people living in […]
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