{
  "id": 4609862,
  "title": "You’re raising embarrassing questions, Tinubu can travel anywhere – Abati tells Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/youre-raising-embarrassing-questions-tinubu-can-travel-anywhere-abati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T08:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/31/youre-raising-embarrassing-questions-tinubu-can-travel-anywhere-abati-tells-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former presidential aide Reuben Abati has dismissed Atiku Abubakar's criticism of President Bola Tinubu's three-week European vacation as \"embarrassing\" and poorly researched. Abati defended Tinubu's decision to embark on the trip, stating that the president is entitled to travel and can go wherever he wishes, as long as his absence does not exceed the 21-day limit outlined in Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution. Abati noted that the presidency has attempted to stay within this threshold, and there is no evidence that Tinubu has handed over power during his absence. He also pointed out that the Vice President was in Angola at the time of Tinubu's travel to Europe.",
  "summary": "Former presidential aide and Arise Television’s The Morning Show anchor, Reuben Abati, has faulted the criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s three-week vacation in Europe by the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar. Abati said the Atiku camp was raising questions that were “embarrassing” and had not been properly researched. He spoke […] You’re raising…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}