COP28: Tinubu turned a conference of climate change to a jamboree, all-comers and ‘owambe’ party – Atiku

The presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for his extensive entourage at the ongoing COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Atiku remarked that Tinubu had transformed the global summit on climate change into a lavish, all-inclusive celebration with his large group.

In a statement released by his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, Atiku expressed the view that Tinubu failed to comprehend or acknowledge the severity of the economic challenges facing Nigeria due to ineffective economic policies.

According to Atiku: “How will the head of a government turn a conference of climate change to a jamboree, all-comers and ‘owambe’ party of over 1,400 delegates? It is ridiculous and a confirmation that he is still in a slumber as far as governance is concerned.

“The economic dire straits that Nigeria is facing demand that its leaders cut their coats according to the cloth available. It makes no sense for us to continue to borrow money to throw a street party outside the country.

“The leader of the Nigerian delegation should be reminded: COP28UAE is about improving lives, about clean air and water, healthy food, for all people, for nature, for a safe and secure future, and not for a jamboree of over 1,400 Owambe delegates.”