Presidency 2023: Nigerians attacks Tinubu for Being absent at NBA Conference

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has come under heavy attact for not attending the opening ceremony of the 62nd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

The APC Vice presidential candidate and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Kashim Shetima, represented his principal at the event on Monday.

Shettima, in his remark, called on Nigerians to vote for their joint ticket because of their achievements as governors in Lagos and Borno States.

The former Borno Governor said Tinubu would replicate at the federal level the achievements he recorded in Lagos, saying his principal would hit the ground running if elected into office in 2023.

However, some netizens have taken to the micro-blogging platform, Twitter to slam the APC presidential candidate for sending his deputy to the event.

Below are some of the reactions.

@FS_Yusuf_ wrote: “Atiku is attending the NBA conference himself; Peter Obi is attending the NBA conference himself while Tinubu is sending his VP candidate to attend on his behalf. Make do with this information, whatever you deem right. Affliction must not rise again!!! #Obidatti2023”

@cchukudebelu wrote: “A presidential candidate from Lagos, who is resident in Lagos – is not attending an NBA conference in Lagos (but is sending his running mate from far-away Borno)? Is this true?”

@Ahfo__ wrote: “From Bourdillon to Eko hotel is 18 minutes by car, but Tinubu choose to send Shittima from Borno to attend the NBA conference.”

@onaji4god wrote: “Since Tinubu won the primary he has not come to media to address Nigerian.. he sits in his basement and be given announcement like a ruler. I just dey pity esp d poor masses day will be blinded to vote for another ruler instead of a leader…that same issue with Buhari govt. VOTE WISELY.”

@AdeseyeTemitayo wrote: “Tinubu made consultation in person, visited Obasanjo in person but cannot attend the conference it depicts one thing; he is only desperate for power but doesn’t have anything to offer, he can only appear where he can buy people and not where people can question is competency.”