Tinubu Jets Back From UK To Abuja After Two-week Working Vacation

President Bola Tinubu has arrived Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom (UK).

The President landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7:15 p.m. on Saturday evening and was received by senior members of his administration, according to his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his verified X-handle @aonanuga1956.

Among those present to welcome the President were Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila; and Ministers, including Wale Edun (Finance), Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Budget and Economic Planning), Nuhu Ribadu (National Security Adviser), and Abdullahi Ganduje (National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)).

According to report in The Sun, the President had departed Abuja for the two-week working vacation on October 2, as part of his annual leave, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave. He will use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms. He will return to the country after the leave expires,” the statement said.

On October 11, President Tinubu departed the United Kingdom for Paris, France, for an important engagement, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, via his X handle.