State Visits By Leaders Are Not Tourism’ – Obi Compares Trump’s Visit To China And BAT’s Visit To UK
State Visits By Leaders Are Not Tourism’ – Obi Compares Trump’s Visit To China And BAT’s Visit To UK
Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate has taken to his official X handle to react after President Donald Trump led a high level delegation to China.
According to the statements which were shared on his official X handle on Saturday May 16th, 2026 he pointed out that the American president demonstrated that state visits were not for tourism.
Every foreign trip embarked by the government, remarked the former Anambra State governor, must deliver measurable benefits to the people, including investments, technology transfer, trade agreements, factory expansion, industrial partnership and job creation.
President Donald Trump, according to Peter Obi, during the visit to China, went along with several captains of industries and secured deals worth billions of dollars.
However, he criticized the mode of operation of president Tinubu, drawing attention back to his visit to the United Kingdom, a visit which he believed brought no benefit to Nigeria.
