Tinubu Concludes 10-Day Working Visit to Lagos, Heads Back to Abuja

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By Abiola Olawale

President Bola Tinubu has wrapped up a 10-day working visit to Lagos State, returning to Abuja on Monday.

This was made known in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Recall that Tinubu touched down in Lagos State on Friday, September 26, 2025, after attending the coronation ceremony of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, in neighboring Oyo State.

The statement reads in part: “While in Lagos, the President met with key investors, including Bayo Ogunlesi, Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners, and Keem Belo-Osagie, Chairman of Metis Capital Partners and former Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Etisalat.

“President Tinubu also received the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr Arsenio Dominguez, in the company of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other heads of agencies in the sector. During their meeting, President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to developing Nigeria’s maritime industry as a viable alternative to fossil energy,” the statement added.

The statement said ahead of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, the President visited Imo State to inaugurate projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodimma and unveiled a book authored by the governor, chronicling a decade of the All Progressives Congress in government.

The President also visited Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday, October 4, to attend the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda.

At the ceremony, Tinubu paid tribute to the late matriarch and assured Christian communities in Northern Nigeria of his administration’s commitment to fairness and equity among all religious groups.

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