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Nigeria: Obi to Tinubu: IMF says we’re world’s 12th poorest country, yet you’re going on vacation

Nigeria: Obi to Tinubu: IMF says we’re world’s 12th poorest country, yet you’re going on vacation

Africa Links 24 with Sikiru Obarayese
Published on 2025-06-29 09:01:40

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has expressed strong disapproval of President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, condemning it as ill-timed and insensitive, given Nigeria’s severe economic and security challenges.

Obi’s criticism comes on the heels of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that reportedly ranks Nigeria as the 12th poorest country in the world by GDP per capita in 2025.

In a lengthy post on his X handle,…

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