UNGA absence: Nigeria can’t pay for Tinubu’s US baggage – Atiku

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday demanded a full explanation from President Bola Tinubu over his repeated absence from the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA
Atiku wondered whether the President’s documented history with United States law-enforcement agencies has become a burden on Nigeria’s foreign relations.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Tinubu stayed away from the 79th UNGA session in 2024, the 80th in 2025 and now the 81st in 2026, repeatedly sending Vice President Kashim Shettima to stand in for him.
He said three consecutive absences co...