Following the seizure of some presidential fleets by foreign business partners, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has faulted the government of President Bola Tinubu.
Obi, former governor of Anambra State in a personally signed statement on Thursday, described the development as an international embarrassment.
The company had a business dispute with the Ogun State government, which led to this significant legal action.
Obi, in his reaction via a statement released on his X account, said the development has exposed the failed leadership in Nigeria.
He also accused the Tinubu government of mismanaging the country’s resources while a large portion of the citizens continue to languish in poverty.
The former presidential candidate questioned what both the Ogun state and Federal governments did before the French court action.
According to him, “The trending international news on the seizure of three Jets belonging to Nigeria’s Presidential fleet is yet another of many embarrassing things exposing our failed leadership and our attitude to the rule of law even in a democracy.
“It has also exposed multiple dimensions to our leadership failure and our insensitivity to the plight of the growing poor class in our midst.
“The fact that the federal government went ahead with the jet deal despite the cacophonous cry against the purchase of a Presidential jet at this time when the people are going through a horrifying economic hardship shows the insensitivity of this administration.
