“This is not leadership. It is an act of betrayal against the Nigerian child” – Peter Obi Berates President Tinubu For Offering St.Lucia Students Scholarships In Nigerian Universities

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has blasted at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his decision to award scholarships to students in the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia, branding the move a “betrayal of the Nigerian child” as schools across the country are on prolonged strikes and educational decay.

In a statement released Wednesday via his verified Facebook page, Obi berated the Tinubu administration for what he called a glaring case of misplaced priorities, accusing the president of neglecting Nigeria’s pressing domestic education problems in favor of international optics.

The former Anambra State governor pointed out the irony in Tinubu’s gesture, noting that while Nigeria holds the grim title of having the highest number of out-of-school children globally—nearly 20 million, according to UNICEF—the president was busy extending scholarships abroad.