Tinubu leaves Paris after four-week working vacation, presidency says
President Bola Tinubu has left Paris for Nigeria after a working vacation that began on 30 August, according to presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga. He is expected to arrive first in Lagos, where he will attend an event honouring MKO Abiola and hold meetings with political leaders before returning to Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris for Nigeria after completing a four-week working vacation, presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga said on Tuesday. The president is expected to arrive at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos later in the evening. According to the presidency, he chose to travel first to Lagos to honour the memory of MKO Abiola, the winner of Nigeria’s June 1993 presidential election.
During Independence Day activities, Mr Tinubu is scheduled to attend the premiere of a film about Mr Abiola at the Wole Soyinka National Theatre in Iganmu. The presidency said Mr Tinubu would also hold strategic meetings with political leaders and associates in Lagos over several days as preparations continue for the 2027 elections. It did not provide details of the participants or agenda for those meetings.
Mr Tinubu left Abuja on 30 August and spent a week in London before travelling to Paris. While in France, he attended a private dinner with President Emmanuel Macron and met business figures, including Vincent Bolloré of the Bolloré Group. He also met Femi Otedola, chairman of First Holdings, on Monday.
Last week, the president witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ogun State government and DP World for a deep seaport in Ogun Waterside and a Blue Marine Economic Zone. The presidency said DP World planned to invest $7 billion in the seaport and economic zone. The supplied material does not provide further details about the project’s timetable or financing arrangements.
After his political engagements in Lagos, Mr Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja, according to the presidential statement.
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