Activist Demands Probe into Oluremi Tinubu's ₦700M Trips

Comrade Ayo Ologun, President and Convener of the Transparency and Accountability Group, has urged for an investigation into the ₦700 million spent on foreign trips by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. Records from GovSpend indicate that $553,884 was allocated for her overseas travels between 2023 and 2024.

Ologun raised concerns regarding the legal basis for funding these trips, emphasizing that the Office of the First Lady is not recognized as a separate government entity under Nigerian law. He questioned the necessity of using public funds for these travels, stating that government authorities must protect public resources.

The records detail trips to the United States, Mozambique, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, and France, but do not specify the purposes, durations, or total costs of the trips beyond the foreign exchange component. The first transaction recorded was for a trip to the United States on March 11, 2023, with subsequent transactions for trips scheduled in 2024.