Buhari has come under heavy criticisms for his incessant trips abroad when the country is marred with severe internal problems.
Barack Obama and President Muhammadu Buhari in the U.S
President Muhammadu Buhari has spent more than 40 days in trips to different parts of the world since he was sworn in on May 29, 2015, according to SaharaReporters.
The president’s frequent foreign trips have come under scrutiny and criticisms as Nigeria faces myriad crises, from intractable fuel shortages to terrorist assaults in the country’s northeast.
An audit of Mr. Buhari’s itinerary by a team of reporters discovered that the Nigerian president has traveled to Chad, Germany, France, Ghana, India, Iran, South Africa, Cameroon, Iran, and twice to the United States of America.
His frequent trips have been deemed too expensive for the Nigerian state considering the economic crisis faced in Nigeria today that sees a dwindling federal allocation to the states.
By contrast, Mr. Buhari has made very few official trips within Nigeria. Research indicates that President Buhari has made official trips to a relatively few number of states, including Cross Rivers, Kaduna and Adamawa states. The president also visited Ogun State just yesterday to attend the burial of Mrs. Hannah I.D. Awolowo, wife of the late Nigerian political leader, Obafemi Awolowo.
In addition to visiting his home state of Katsina, Mr. Buhari has also recently visited Kebbi State recently where he launched a N20 billion ‘Anchor Borrowers’ program initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria for rice farmers across the country.
Meanwhile, Mr. Buhari is set to travel for another four days starting from tomorrow to attend the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting in Malta as well as a short visit to Paris for another conference.