Tinubu Returns to Nigeria Following Two-Week ‘Private Visit’ to France
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a two-week “private visit” to France.
The president arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital city, on Tuesday night.
Some members of his cabinet who received him include Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS); George Akume, secretary general of the federation (SGF); Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA); and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).
Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, had announced Tinubu’s visit to France on January 24 without citing a reason.
Ngelale added that the president would return to the country in the first week of February.
The president’s absence has been met with criticism from opposition groups and other concerned parties.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had accused Tinubu of fiddling with Nigeria in the face of worsening insecurity.
Atiku said the country needed 24/7 leadership and asked Tinubu to “step aside from office if the shoes are too big”.
In response, the presidency chided the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in last year’s elections, saying he is still nursing the hangover of his electoral defeat.
The presidency added that Atiku latches on to any opportunity to attack Tinubu and asked him to stop playing cheap politics.
