Reacting to the embarrassing sight of empty Nigerian booths at the ongoing Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Japan, Peter Obi described the incident as a stark reflection of the current government’s failures.
Obi noted that the defence put forward by the government—that it chose “strategic engagements” over exhibition—was nothing more than another tired excuse in a long list of misleading narratives.
According to him, the empty booths did not merely represent a diplomatic embarrassment but stood as a physical symbol of the “hollow promises and empty governance” Nigerians have endured for the past two years.
“Just as those booths stood empty in Japan, so too have the lives of millions of Nigerians been left empty — empty of hope, empty of relief, and empty of the progress they were promised,” Obi said.
He urged the government to stop camouflaging failure with wrong statistics and excuses, stressing that Nigeria must do better to restore dignity both at home and Continue… Reading..
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