Tinubu schedules two-state visit to Akwa Ibom and Rivers

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave Abuja on Friday, 6 November, for a two-day visit to Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, where he will inaugurate projects and attend All Progressives Congress political rallies, according to statements reported by Premium Times and Channels Television. The president’s first stop will be Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital. He is expected to commission projects completed by Governor Umo Eno’s administration before attending a political rally.

Eno has declared Friday a work-free day, Premium Times and Channels Television reported, to allow residents to receive the president. The projects listed for inauguration include a new international terminal building, an international airport hospital and the Ibom Aviation Village. All three are located at Victor Attah International Airport, according to a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Tinubu is also expected to inaugurate the Airport-Okopedi Road, which connects communities in Nsit Atai and Okobo local government areas. Another road project on the programme is Ring Road 3, linking Idoro Road with Ikot Ekpene Road through Uyo and Ibiono Ibom. Other facilities named by Onanuga are the AKWA-GIS Office Complex, a Command and Control Centre and the ARISE Palm Resort.

The reports attribute the details of the programme to the presidential statement and do not indicate whether any changes to the itinerary are expected. After the Akwa Ibom engagements, Tinubu is due to travel to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday for an APC rally. Premium Times described the event as the president’s third rally since he launched his re-election campaign in Kaduna last month; Channels Television likewise reported that the Kaduna event was his first personal appearance since the campaign was formally opened.

The visit combines official functions with party activity. Onanuga said the president would use the engagements to meet political stakeholders, party members and supporters, while emphasising unity, political stability and a shared commitment to national progress. Channels Television also recalled that Tinubu had earlier said he would not personally attend campaign events in every state.

At the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on 14 October, the president cited his responsibilities as head of government, the country’s financial obligations and the need to attract investors. The reports differ mainly in emphasis: Premium Times foregrounded the planned work-free day and the political purpose of the visit, while Channels Television provided additional context about Tinubu’s campaign schedule. Both reports agree on the two-day itinerary and the projects and rallies planned in the two states.