Media Aide to President Buhari, Shehu Garba Explains Why His Boss Travels Frequently

He went to the United Nations General Assembly in September with an unbelievable 32 officials in his delegation. These included his cook, his doctor and luggage officer. “His predecessor in office went to the same meeting with 150 officials and family members the year before. “Wherever they are given government accommodation and feeding, members of President Buhari’s entourage receive reduced allowances, thereby saving the government some money. “All trips have been marked by tight schedules. Meeting after meeting, happening back-to-back morning, afternoon and evening. The president has had to travel overnight for some of these meetings.

The PDP will kick, knowing that they got 16 years and did nothing with it. Those who didn’t do much during their term of governance will find it instructive to fault whatever the president is doing. “The visit by any president to another country is the highest act in international relations. It sends out a message that that county is important to the visitor. “It is not like your usual vacation abroad. Official discussions involving political leaders, the military, the diplomats and at times, business people are held at multi- track levels. In foreign policy you stand on a quicksand of events and you slip up if take a rest or lose focus. “Governments also know that their achievements at home will be meaningless if they cannot project them abroad. Who or where are the foreign investors,whose hand you are seeking if you can’t travel to meet them? Will they come if they don’t know about the country? “Now, countries such as France, UK, The U.S are supporting Nigeria with intelligence, weapons and training for our military against Boko Haram and the economic saboteurs in the Delta region. “President Buhari will definitely make Nigeria great,what the PDP fooled us for 16 years. “All heads of countries around the world now take Nigeria seriously. His foreign trips are for business, security of the country and bilateral contacts- contacts that get actualised by follow-ups and the love and support a leader enjoys at home and abroad.
“Today the world is in a warm embrace of President Muhammadu Buhari. “Nigerians should be proud of the attention, love and admiration, importance, respect and investment he is bringing to Nigeria. These trips are not for enjoyment.” *I wonder why people are complaining,most Presidents of the world attend all the meetings he attends,Why is it that only Nigerians are complaining?How will  his sitting down one place get anything done?He has appointed people who will see to those things you people want hurriedly done,lets focus our gaze on this people. Even Germany's BundesKanzlerin Angela Merkel is a frequent traveller! This is my two cents opinion,don't waste your browsing time cussing me out for this please.Disagree to agree in peace.