Atiku also told Tinubu that the economic dire straits Nigerians are facing demand a prudent leader
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Vice President and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of insensitivity.
The PDP chieftain made this known in a statement made available to pressmen by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, where he slammed his decision to take over 1,400 delegates to the ongoing COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
According to him, “the economic dire straits that Nigeria is facing demand that its leaders cut their coats according to the cloth available”
He added that the president turned the global change summit into an ‘Owambe’ all-comers jamboree with his large entourage.
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He further enlightened him that the summit is about improving lives, clean air and water, healthy food for all people, nature, a safe and secure future, and not a jamboree party.
Speaking on Tinubu’s decision, Atiku said: “How will the head of a government turn a conference of climate change to a jamboree, all-comers and ‘owambe’ party of over 1,400 delegates? It is ridiculous and a confirmation that he is still in a slumber as far as governance is concerned.
“The economic dire straits that Nigeria is facing demand that its leaders cut their coats according to the cloth available. It makes no sense for us to continue to borrow money to throw a street party outside the country.
“The leader of the Nigerian delegation should be reminded: COP28UAE is about improving lives, about clean air and water, healthy food, for all people, for nature, for a safe and secure future, and not for a jamboree of over 1,400 Owambe delegates.”