Tinubu departs Paris for Lagos after extended working vacation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation in Europe and departed Paris, France, for Lagos, where he is expected to begin a series of political and official engagements.

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced the development on Tuesday, saying, “President Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to touch down at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later this evening.”

According to Daily Trust, Onanuga said the President chose Lagos to honour the memory of late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the June 1993 presidential election, with Tinubu scheduled to attend the premiere of a movie about Abiola at the Wole Soyinka National Theatre on Independence Day.

He added that Tinubu would hold strategic meetings with political leaders and associates in Lagos ahead of the 2027 elections before returning to Abuja.

Tinubu left Abuja on August 30 and spent a week in London before proceeding to Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron, businessman Vincent Bolloré and First Holdings Chairman Femi Otedola.

The President also witnessed agreements involving DP World’s planned $7 billion investment in Ogun’s seaport and economic zone.