Mobolaji Michael
THE Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed indignation at the frequent private visits of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to France while Nigeria he sought election to govern is in dire need of leadership.
CUPP in a statement signed by its National Secretary, High Chief Peter Ameh, said it is disturbed and not happy by the frequency of President Tinubu’s so-called private trips to France.
While pointing out that it appears the nation is back to the Buhari era, the coalition advocates a comprehensive health fitness test be made compulsory so that Nigerians will avoid the instant scenario in future.
“It is our hope and belief that these private trips do not involve something untoward that is hidden from Nigerians who voted for him to salvage the country which has been on a downward spiral.
“Tongues have begun to wag, and speculations begin to abound about the real reasons for these private trips.
“We hope that Nigeria is not about to witness another Buhari 2.0 presidency where from time to time, without any form of announcement, the President would sneak out of the country to a foreign country for medical treatment in the name of private visit.
“President Tinubu should realise that Nigeria is beset on all sides by insecurity, galloping inflation, hunger and starvation, unemployment that is running wild, and out of control, etcetera. The value of the naira is speeding southward with our currency exchanging at almost a thousand five hundred naira to the United States Dollar.
“CUPP feels and recommends that the country needs a hands-on-deck president, and whatever the reason for these private visits can be conveniently handled in Nigeria or in the absence of such a facility being available, provision should be urgently made to have it brought to Nigeria.
“Nigeria needs the physical presence of their president to have that assurance that the job of Mr President has not been outsourced to those who have no business exercising it.”
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