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Speaker 1: Co contestants in the last concluded general elections in Nigeria

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and former governor of Anambra State, pet Obi has faulted

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President Bola armed tanubu trip to Brazil and also condemned

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the president frequent travel abroad at any slightest invitation and

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abandoned pressing issues of insecurity and other deplorable situations that

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make the nation bleeds. Specifically, pet Obi said, the situation

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we find ourselves in is deeply worrisome. Our President, who

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has not found it worthy to visit any of our

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troubled states, takes joy in traveling to foreign countries at

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the slightest invitation or excuse, often departing several days even

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before the events he’s invited to. The Presidency had, in

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a statement on Wednesday, said that President Bola Tanubu will

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depart Abuja on Thursday, August fourteenth for a two nation

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trip to Japan and Brazil. The President will stop over

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in Dubai, United Arab Emirates before proceeding to Japan. In Japan,

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President Tanubu will attend the ninth Tokyo International Conference on

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African Development TICAD nine in the city of Yokohama. From

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August twentieth to twenty two with the theme co Create

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Innovative Solutions with Africa. TICAD nine will focus on Africa’s

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economic transformation and improvements in the business environment and institutions

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through private investment and innovation. It will also promote a

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resilient and sustainable African society for human security, peace and stability.

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In addition to attending cleanery sessions on themes linked to

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the conference, the Nigerian President will hold by lateral meetings

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and meet the chief executive offices of some Japanese companies

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with investments in Nigeria. Initiated in nineteen ninety three by

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the Japanese government and co hosted by the United Nations UNDP,

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the African Union Commission, and the World Bank, TICAD is

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a triennial conference held alternately in Japan and Africa. The

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last one took place in August twenty twenty two in Tunisia.

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The forum foster’s high level policy dialogue between African leaders

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and development partners. At the end of the TICAD nine,

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President Tanubu will leave for Brazilia, the capital of the

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Federated Republic of Brazil, on a two day state visit.

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From Sunday, August twenty fourth to Monday August twenty fifth.

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This follows an invitation by the Brazilian President Luis Aetio

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Lula da Silva. While in Brazil, President Tanubu will hold

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a bilateral meeting with his host and attender business forum

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with Brazilian investors. His delegation, comprising key ministers and senior officials,

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will explore opportunities to strengthen cooperation and sign agreements and

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memoranda of understanding maos with the Brazilian government. Bao on Anuga,

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special Advisor to the President on Information and Strategy, stated

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on Augus thirteenth, twenty twenty five. Peter Hoby, the Labor

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Party presidential candidate in the last concluded general elections in

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the West Africa country, in a statement on Thursday, said, again,

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our president moves as the nation bleeds amid the deplorable

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state of our nation. In all ramifications, we have a

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virtually indifferent president who has continued to display insensitivity to

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our situation. How can anyone explain that a president who

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came from Brazil recently and met with the president is

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returning to the same country, leaving the various degrees of

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challenges at home unresolved. The latest itinery of the President

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shows he will depart Abouja on Thursday, August fourteenth for

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a two nation trip to Japan and Brazil. The President

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will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates before proceeding

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to Japan. In Japan, President Tanubu will attend the ninth

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Tokyo International Conference on African Development TICADAS E nine in

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the city of Yokohama from August twentieth to twenty two.

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The itinery is silent on the president’s return date to

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his visibly troubled nation. The situation we find ourselves in

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is deeply worrisome. Our president, who has not found it

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worthy to visit any of our troubled states, takes joy

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in traveling to foreign countries at the slightest invitationer excuse,

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often departing several days even before the events he’s invited too.

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In his last trip, for instance, he had a one

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week’s state visit to Saint Lucia before attending the Bricks Summit,

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where Nigeria was merely invited as an observer, though the

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role was dressed up as partner to the invitation, which

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was more significant the leaders of actual member countries who

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attended only arrived a day or two at most for

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the event. Nigeria’s insecurity situation, economic hardship, and human suffering

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have reached their peak. We are now counted among the

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most in secure nations, the most fragile economies, and the

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hungriest countries in the world. This dire reality demands the

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full attention of mister President and his travels should be

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more within our troubled states and communities, spending time on

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the ground and taking decisive action to alleviate the people’s suffering,

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rather than these overseas conferences that contribute little or no

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tangible value to our nation’s woes, and where the trip

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is necessary at all, it could be attended in just

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a few days, rather than indulging in prolonged, unnecessary absences

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from a country that requires twenty four to seven attention.

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What our nation needs now is security of lives and properties,

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economic stability, and ensuring that our people have food on

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their table. Our presidents plan trip of twelve days departing today,

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if necessary, should have been at most of five day trip,

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as the event he was invited to in Japan commences

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on the twentieth Nigeria today demands competent leadership with capacity

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and compassion to start dealing with the problems besetting it

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with the presence and sacrifice required. Mister President must, as

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a matter of urgency, commence towards of our states with

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the same enthusiasm he shows for jetting out of the

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country every month. These visits will enable him to see, listen,

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and learn more about what Nigerians are going through. Though

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Nigerians know that our huge problems cannot be solved overnight,

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they want to see one hundred percent effort and tireless

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commitment to solving them. Most importantly, our president must know

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that he’s not a tourist but the chief executive of

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a troubled nation. So he must have consciousness, strict work

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schedules and a strict traveling schedule to show that he

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has a troubled country to quickly return to. Lady Quindi

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Uini in amolgical way,