President Tinubu Has Turned Climate Change Summit In Dubai To Jamboree – Atiku

By Ayodele Oni

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has observed that President Bola Tinubu is not in tune with the economic reality confronting Nigerians.

This was Atiku’s reaction to the supposed large crowd that accompanied the president to the ongoing COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Nigeria has over 1,400 delegates at the conference, a development that has drawn the ire of the citizens who have constantly been admonished to make sacrifices and tighten their belt.

But the Presidency has clarified that most of Nigerians at COP28 Climate Change summit in Dubai represent other groups and organizations who are not, financially, the responsibility of the Nigerian Government.

Atiku criticized President Bola Tinubu over his huge entourage, saying the action of the government is at variance with the reality of the nation.

Atiku made his position known on the contentious issue in a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe.

He pointed out that Tinubu turned the global change summit into an ‘Owambe’ all-comers jamboree with his large entourage.

The former vice president noted that Tinubu was disconnected from the severity of the economic ruin that Nigeria is facing due to his failed economic policies.

According to him, the COP28 summit is about improving lives, clean air and water, and healthy food for all people, nature, a safe and secure future, and not for a jamboree party.

“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: COP28 UAE 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.”