Tinubu to Return This Week Amid Governance Claims
The Presidency responded to claims made by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, regarding President Bola Tinubu's absence from governance. Obi questioned Tinubu's absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a post on his X handle.
In reply, Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga stated that Tinubu would return to Nigeria this week and does not need to be physically present in Abuja to fulfill his duties. Onanuga highlighted that Tinubu has been on a working vacation, meeting investors in France, and facilitating a $7 billion deep-sea port project in Ogun Waterside.
He also noted that other African leaders, including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, were absent from the UNGA without public outcry. Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria to commemorate the country's 66th Independence Anniversary and to attend a movie premiere honoring MKO Abiola.
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