Presidency replies Peter Obi, defends Tinubu’s Saint Lucia trip, says visit strategic, not leisure

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

The Nigerian Presidency has issued a robust response to criticism over President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Saint Lucia, insisting the trip is a historic diplomatic engagement designed to deepen Nigeria’s ties with the Caribbean and foster South-South cooperation—not a leisure excursion.

Peter Obi had condemned the trip as “ill-timed and…