Callers on two private radio stations in Calabar have urged President Bola Tinubu to cut down on frequent foreign trips, accusing him of wasting scarce national resources.
President Tinubu spent some two weeks in Japan and Brazil with a very large entourage two weeks ago.
A month before, he was in France and the UK on medical grounds. Today, he flew out to Europe for another two-week holiday.
During early morning phone-in programmes on Sparkling FM and FAD FM, many participants faulted the president’s constant travels abroad, urging him instead to patronise tourist destinations within Nigeria.
One asked: Why can’t the president visit his own village or other states?
“Incessant foreign travels drain the nation’s resources,” one caller said, echoing the sentiments of several others.
Effiom Otu, a caller from Akamkpa, argued that the president has spent more time overseas than in Nigerian states.
“The president hardly visits states or spends a night here. Yet he prefers Europe and other countries for holidays.
We have Obudu Mountain Resort, which he even directed Governor Bassey Otu to refurbish for his use. Let him come to Obudu. It is called our own Camp David, fit for him,” he said.
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