- President Bola Tinubu’s number of days spent abroad within his nine months in office has been compared to that of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari
- According to a BBC report, President Tinubu has spent 71 days outside Nigeria in just nine months, while his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, spent 59 days outside Nigeria during his time
- The BBC report explained that though the opposition leader, Atiku Abubakar, had criticised Tinubu, the president needed to travel to make investment deals and strengthen diplomacy
A BBC report has compared President Bola Tinubu’s flying spray within nine months in office to that of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
In January, opposition leader Atiku Abubakar criticised President Tinubu when he made another trip to Europe on a private visit. Atiku had taken to his social media to say that Niger does not need a “tourist-in-chief”, adding that the country was drowning in an ocean of insecurity.