Mahdi Shehu criticises President Bola Tinubu over reports that the Presidency spent over N34 billion on foreign travel in two years, calling it heartless governance and economic sabotage

Political analyst Mahdi Shehu has condemned President Bola Tinubu following reports that the Presidency spent more than N34 billion on foreign travel within a two-year period.

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In a post on X on Monday, Shehu described the expenditure as “heartless governance,” citing a report which indicated that the Presidency spent at least N34.39 billion on foreign exchange purchases for international trips and related official duties over 24 months.

Shehu criticised the spending as a reflection of disregard for the plight of Nigerians.

“This is heartlessness in governance,” he wrote, adding that it amounts to governance terrorism, democratic robbery, and political banditry.

He further described the expenditure as economic sabotage, immoral, indecent, and a crime against humanity.

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“Even angels in heaven will put a continuous curse on this recklessness. Nigerians are sufficiently afflicted,” Shehu said, emphasising the deliberate misuse of public resources.