In a scathing critique, the Labour Party has vehemently opposed Nigeria’s staggering delegation to the ongoing COP-28 Summit in Dubai.
In a statement by its national publicity secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the opposition party denounced the action as ”a reckless display of excess by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.”
The party noted that the focus of the government should be to address pressing domestic issues, including economic instability, high inflation rates, and escalating security concerns.
Part of the statement read:
”Nigeria has diplomatic ties with the UAE; we have an embassy trained and efficient diplomats who, if allowed to do their jobs, can provide all the support Mr President and the ministers of Trade and Investment as well as Foreign Affairs and a number of captains of industries need to fully represent Nigeria at the summit.
”But no. This wasteful administration must fulfil the fantasies of its cronies, who are in a constant lookout for opportunities to waste public funds.
”The Naira is today trading at over N1,200 to $USD 1, the 2024 budget recently submitted to the National Assembly does not inspire confidence because it lacks any ounce of seriousness to provide the necessary atmosphere to support small businesses and stimulate the economy for growth.
”Inflation is at all-time high the security situation is dire with killings, kidnappings and all forms of violence being unleashed on Nigerians by non-state actors.
”This administration and its officials appear not to have a clue as to what to do to deal with these challenges but take every opportunity to hop on planes at taxpayers’ expense to escape from the country under the guise of looking for direct foreign investments.
”Like our presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has always said, we must end this culture of waste and improve our capacity for production to compete on the global stage.
”We must begin to look inwards to improve our productivity by supporting local businesses, cut the cost of governance and operating a lean bureaucracy in order to ensure Nigerians get real value for money.
Then and only then can we be on the path of real growth.”
