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President Bola Tinubu has come under fire from lawyer and politician Kenneth Okonkwo for taking a holiday in Paris while Nigerians are dealing with increasing poverty, insecurity, and subpar public services.

In an interview with Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, Okonkwo called Nigeria “a country in distress,” pointing to pervasive instability in several vital areas.

“People are dying in Zamfara, people are dying in Katsina, yet the President says he is going on work leave,” Okonkwo said.

“There is no part of Nigeria today where you can confidently promote tourism or create an enabling environment for work.”

He pointed out that the healthcare and education systems are in danger of collapsing, that unions are planning new strikes, and that contractors in the oil business have not received payment since 2024.

“Look at what is happening with NEPA, look at our educational system where ASUU is threatening another strike, clear evidence of instability in education. Doctors and nurses are also threatening to strike, exposing the instability in healthcare,” he stated.

The lawyer also warned that the nation is currently experiencing frighteningly high levels of hardship.

“Today, Nigeria has more malnourished children than Sudan. Just recently, a woman lost her child to malaria because she could not afford transport to the hospital.

“This is the level of suffering Nigerians are enduring,” he lamented.

Okonkwo charged that the president was living in luxury overseas while disregarding the problems of the people.

“Any nation where education, healthcare, and infrastructure are collapsing is a country in distress. Yet, in the face of this crisis, the President is vacationing in Paris, wearing the finest suits, and laughing while Nigerians wallow in poverty and pain.

“Nigerians must be saved from the APC,” he declared.

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