The Presidency has said that President Tinubu has been keeping up-to-date on developments across the nation from France.
This was contained in a statement released to correspondents on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
The statement came on the heels of accusations by the former vice president and 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that the President is neglecting his duties to Nigeria by taking a private trip to France.
“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s statement accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of fiddling amidst some security and economic challenges is to say the least, reckless.
“Coming days after he made an equally reckless allegation against the President on the crude for loan deal for NNPC Limited, his latest statement fell short of what is expected from an elder statesman.
Onanuga said that the President’s private trip to France did not interfere with official functions of state, adding that the trip was announced to Nigerians.
“While in France, President Tinubu has been following developments at home and he is on top of the situation in the country. Today’s inauguration of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum wage bore his imprimatur .
“He is in constant touch with his officials and security chiefs and has directed them to stamp out every form of criminality in the country.
“He has particularly ordered them to apprehend those criminals responsible for the murder of two monarchs in Ekiti State and the kidnapping of some pupils in the state,” he said.
The Special Adviser also pointed out that the President’s efforts on insecurity is already yielding results.
“We are already seeing results with the arrest of over 139 kidnappers around Abuja, Kaduna and Benue States in the last one week. The police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) and DSS have also rescued 154 abducted persons in the last few days.” he said.
Mr Onanuga added that, “Just last week President Tinubu approved N50billion as Special Fund to address some of the lingering security challenges in North East where Alhaji Atiku hails from. To cope with the kidnapping challenges in the FCT, President Tinubu also approved funds for the acquisition of equipment to track criminals.”
“Our security agencies are working very hard to bring the security situation under control. President Tinubu is giving them all the necessary support they need to win the battle against criminal elements and secure every inch of our country. ” he added
