Nigeria, April 6 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday last week to condole with the people of the state over Palm Sunday's terror attack at Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area by unknown gunmen that left 28 people dead and several others injured.

The condolence visit, which was more like a brief stopover, began and ended at the Jos Airport, and has left many Nigerians wondering why the President embarked on the visit at all if he could not spend time with those hurting after losing their loved ones.

In a not-too-distant past in Nigeria, former Presidents and Commanders-in-chief, on several occasions, embarked on state visits to different parts of the country to commission projects...