Tinubu returns to Abuja after 10-day working visit to Lagos

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja today (Monday) after concluding a 10-day working visit to Lagos, where he held a series of strategic meetings with investors, industry leaders, and key national stakeholders on strengthening Nigeria’s economy and governance.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived in Lagos on September 26, shortly after attending the coronation ceremony of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

While in Lagos, President Tinubu met with major investors including Mr. Bayo Ogunlesi, Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners, and Mr. Hakeem Belo-Osagie, former Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Etisalat, and now Chairman of Metis Capital Partners.

The discussions, according to the Presidency, focused on deepening private sector partnerships and boosting investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy.

The President also received the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, alongside the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, and other key stakeholders in the maritime sector.
He reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to position the maritime industry as a viable alternative source of national revenue beyond fossil energy.

On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, President Tinubu travelled to Imo State, where he commissioned several projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodimma and unveiled a book authored by the governor, chronicling ten years of All Progressives Congress (APC) governance in Nigeria.

He delivered his Independence Day national broadcast from the State House, Dodan Barracks, in Lagos, urging Nigerians to speak positively about their country and remain united in hope.

Later that day, he commissioned the newly renovated National Theatre, now renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.

On Saturday, October 4, the President visited Jos, Plateau State to attend the burial of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda.

At the funeral, President Tinubu paid glowing tribute to the late matriarch and reassured Christian communities in Northern Nigeria of his administration’s unwavering commitment to fairness and equity among all faiths.