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Nigeria: Tinubu Fails to Return Home, 'Hale and Hearty', Says Presidency
The presidency said Tinubu is hale and hearty and can direct government affairs remotely while meeting investors abroad and advancing a $7 billion port project.
- The Presidency dismissed concerns about President Bola Tinubu's prolonged absence from Nigeria, stating he is "hale and hearty" and will return this week. Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga argued the president can govern effectively from abroad in the digital age.
- Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for a three-week annual leave the Presidency later termed a working vacation. While in France, he met President Emmanuel Macron and facilitated agreements for the Gateway Deep Sea Port, expected to attract $7 billion in investment.
- Criticism mounted after the president skipped the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Opposition figure Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, questioned his whereabouts, noting Vice President Kashim Shettima represented Nigeria at the gathering.
- Opposition parties, including a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, criticized the vacation extension. Some lawmakers called for the National Assembly to examine whether constitutional procedures were followed regarding the prolonged absence of both Tinubu and Shettima.
- Upon his return, the president is scheduled to attend events marking Nigeria's 66th Independence Anniversary. He will also attend the premiere of a film commemorating MKO Abiola, who died in detention after the 12 June 1993 presidential election annulment.
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Tinubu Not Mandated to Govern Nigeria from Abuja—Presidency
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The presidency on Sunday night disclosed that there is no law that mandates President Bola Tinubu to perform his functions from the Presidential Villa in Abuja. On August 30, 2026, Mr Tinubu left the shores of the country for a three-week vacation in Europe. The first few days were spent in London, […]
Presidency defends Tinubu’s continued absence from Abuja - Lagos Television
The Presidency has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s continued absence from Abuja, saying he remains hale and hearty and has continued to perform his official duties while on a working vacation. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President was not required to be physically present in Abuja to...
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