Timi Frank Condemns President Tinubu's UK Visit Amidst Maiduguri Attacks

Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria===All Progressives Congress, has vehemently condemned President Bola Tinubu's state visit to the United Kingdom. Frank described the visit as 'insensitive' and 'embarrassing,' given the recent deadly terrorist attacks in Nigeria===Maiduguri, Borno State, which resulted in numerous casualties. He accused the UK government of 'complicity' and 'moral blindness' for hosting President Tinubu, arguing that the timing, barely 24 hours after the attacks, showed a lack of empathy for grieving Nigerians. Frank criticized the President for engaging in ceremonial activities abroad while citizens mourned, suggesting it demonstrated a disregard for the lives of Nigerians, particularly those in the North. He also questioned the large delegation accompanying the President, including top security officials, calling their absence from Nigeria a 'dereliction of duty.' The visit is seen by critics as an endorsement of governance failures in Nigeria and a celebration of its decline rather than progress.