He Was Not Elected As Prayer Warrior — Nigerians Knock Tinubu Over Planned Makkah Trip

Nigerians on X have expressed blended reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s deliberate journey to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to carry out Umrah and pray for the nation, with some questioning the timing of the go to amid financial hardship and insecurity.

LEADERSHIP experiences that the  Presidency introduced on Wednesday that Tinubu would depart Abuja on Thursday for the Islamic pilgrimage, which it mentioned would supply a chance for religious reflection and prayers for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability and progress.

According to the assertion issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu is predicted to return to Nigeria subsequent week after finishing the spiritual train.

Before departing, the President can also be anticipated to fee gear acquired by the Nigerian Air Force on the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

However, the announcement has triggered reactions on X, with some customers questioning whether or not the journey would handle the nation’s challenges, whereas others defended the President’s resolution to hunt divine intervention.

One X person, @DonAzag, wrote: “He has been there before to pray, yet everything is still falling apart. God does not answer the prayers of sinners.”

Similarly, @Olisa37 questioned the price of the journey and prompt that the President might pray from Nigeria.

“Make these ppl get small fear of God naaaa, all these shenanigans will lead us no where. This trip will cost above 1 billion just to go pray for us. Sit in Abuja and pray na Haba!!!!!!!”

Another person, @iamyhummy, raised questions concerning the President’s attainable vacation spot after the pilgrimage, writing: “pls ask where will he branching from there ? Most likely …….France”

For @djokaymegamixer, Nigeria wants efficient management fairly than symbolic spiritual journeys.

“God cannot be mocked. What Nigeria needs is responsible and responsive leadership, not symbolic journeys.
 No visit to anywhere on earth can fix a country where leaders tell the people to fast while they feast.
 Justice, accountability and genuine service to Nigerians are what will build the nation.”

Also reacting, @friday_ibezim listed a number of challenges dealing with the nation and questioned whether or not the President’s method mirrored the considerations of bizarre Nigerians.

“There is Hunger-Depart to
 There is insecurity-Depart to Poor health care – Departs to Poor infrastructure- Departs to
 High Unemployment -Departs to Chronic poverty – Departs to If the manager,  managing ur own company is behaving like that will you be happy? Will you be thanking God as you’re watching your company sink?”

However, not all of the reactions have been important of the President’s deliberate pilgrimage.

Defending Tinubu’s resolution, @Akanni0104 wrote: “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu never stopped u to go pray in your own way, he needs the intervention of Allah and surely Allah will accept his prayers request”

Similarly, @El_14mayaki expressed hope that the journey might carry reduction to Nigerians, writing: “God fit just answer our prayers from there,we don taya for this affliction.”

Another person, @dat_womanSon, linked the journey to hypothesis about France, writing: “As France no too clear again baba dun face Saudi…..na loss we say make e loss for election and not what u are thinking…”

Questioning the connection between the nation’s borrowing and the deliberate pilgrimage, @Ay_ofLagos wrote: “So na Prayer wan pay all the loans you don collect? Were cooke”

Meanwhile, @dedehydra questioned the President’s frequent travels outdoors Nigeria, asking: “Why is this man running away from Nigeria. Why is this man always on the run”

Similarly, @RhuthieHarps criticised what the person described because the President’s repeated absence from the nation.

“Baba keeps running away from his responsibility at every slight opportunity.  It’s obvious he doesn’t like it here also. He prefers to rule us from the diaspora instead.”

Another person, @metsamyoung, in contrast the President’s home political engagements along with his overseas journeys, writing: “One campaign rally. Two foreign trips. And you are proud to support a man that prefer foreign trip to visiting states in Nigeria? What a shame”

Also questioning the frequency of Tinubu’s overseas travels, @onlineguru wrote: “I can’t remember the last time this nigga spend 2 months in Nigeria without jetting out. Is there something in Aso Rock that is chasing him. Abi na guilty conscience”

On the problem of borrowing, @bushop_melachy_ wrote: “Baba don collect loan make em use am chill seh”

Another X person, @cyrilhands, accused politicians of utilizing faith to affect public opinion, writing: “This same scam ?? When they have exhausted their other deceptive ways of fooling the ppl, they av no choice than to use religion. And trust me, that one dey work well for Nigerians . U see religion, he dey work well, na their forever format”

In the same response, @erecha Emeka argued that the President’s major duty was governance fairly than spiritual intercession.

“He was not elected as a prayer warrior, He is  President of Nigeria and his Job is to make policies that will improve the economy, provide enabling environment for business and defend the life and properties of Nigeria with resources available. We have clergy men who can do that”

Tinubu’s deliberate journey comes amid public debate over the federal government’s dealing with of financial hardship, insecurity, unemployment and different nationwide challenges.

While some Nigerians have questioned the timing and value of the pilgrimage, others have defended the President’s proper to hunt divine steerage for the nation.