President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will arrive in Lagos tomorrow, September 29, after his working vacation in Europe, putting to rest speculations about his whereabouts.
The President, who has been in England and France since August 30, will touch down in Lagos to lead the nation’s 66th Independence Day anniversary celebrations.
The Presidency confirmed last night that due to a “slight adjustment” in plans, the President will now arrive tomorrow instead of the weekend as earlier announced on September 21 by Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga.
Presidency: Tinubu Hale, Hearty And In Charge
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations of ill-health trailing the President’s extended stay abroad.
It insisted that President Tinubu is hale and hearty and has remained fully in charge of government affairs throughout his vacation.
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According to the Presidency, the President stayed in constant touch with officials at home and continued to direct affairs of government during the period.
After spending about a week in London, Tinubu proceeded to Paris, France, where he combined his vacation with strategic engagements.
Among his high-level meetings in Paris were talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and French business magnate Vincent Bolloré, whose media and digital empire includes Canal+, MultiChoice and Universal Music Group. Discussions centred on expanded investments in Nigeria’s creative and digital economy.
The President was also in Paris last Thursday when the Ogun State Government signed landmark Memoranda of Understanding with global ports and logistics giant DP World for the development of the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone and the Gateway Deep Seaport.
Independence Day: Documentary On MKO Abiola, National Broadcast
In Lagos, President Tinubu is billed to attend the premiere of a documentary on Bashorun MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential election.
The historic event is scheduled to hold on Independence Day, October 1, at the Wole Soyinka National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos.
The President will also address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast to mark the October 1 National Day.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said the President will return to Abuja after concluding the independence anniversary activities in Lagos.
Tinubu left Abuja on August 30 to begin the working vacation, and his return tomorrow signals a packed week of national events as Nigeria marks another year of independence.
