In a statement on Sunday via his X account, Obi said, “In a twist of sad irony, let me congratulate the giant of Africa, Nigeria, for matching the great China, with the same number of contingents at COP28 in Dubai.
“While China’s budget for 2024 is about $4 trillion, Nigeria’s budget is about $33 billion. Most importantly, the vast majority of those in the Nigerian delegation are either non-relevant civil servants or relations, friends and hangers-on of high government officials,” he lamented.
Obi queried the rationale behind the huge contingent attending the summit at public expense when “most of them hardly understand or have anything to do with climate change,” even as “most Nigerians can hardly afford food and basic needs.”
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