Maiduguri bombings: You should’ve cancelled UK visit – Timi Frank tells Tinubu

Timi Frank, erstwhile Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, connected Tuesday took a swipe astatine President Bola Tinubu implicit his United Kingdom authorities sojourn amid the weaponry attacks successful Maiduguri.

Over 23 persons died successful the incident, with galore much injured.

Tinubu departed Nigeria for the UK connected a authorities sojourn successful the lawsuit of King Charles III.

Reacting, Frank described the Borno bombing arsenic “a tragic, blood-soaked verdict connected a failing information architecture successful the country”.

“This is not conscionable different attack—it is simply a nationalist emergency,” Frank declared. “Our radical are being slaughtered, our soldiers are nether relentless assault, yet the President is preparing for a ceremonial outing successful the UK. That is not leadership; that is abdication of responsibility.”

According to Frank, Tinubu’s travel to the UK astatine specified a infinitesimal amounts to “a cruel abandonment of grieving citizens”.

“No liable person boards a level to wine, dine, and creation erstwhile his state is burying its dead,” helium said. “A President with empathy goes to Maiduguri, not London. He stands with victims, not with banquet hosts.”

“The UK is not ignorant of Nigeria’s reality,” Frank added.

“It knows astir the escalating insecurity, the wide unemployment strangling millions, and the catastrophic energy situation that has crippled industries. It is besides alert of deepening concerns implicit de...