President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a 10-day working visit to Lagos.
During the period, he engaged with investors, industry leaders, and national stakeholders on key economic and governance matters.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said the President arrived in Lagos on September 26 after attending the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan in the Oyo State capital.
While in Lagos, President Tinubu met with major investors, including the Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners, Mr. Bayo Ogunlesi, and a former Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Etisalat, currently the Chairman of Metis Capital Partners, Mr. Hakeem Belo-Osagie.
The discussions, according to the Presidency, focused on deepening private sector partnerships and boosting investor confidence in the 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, as well as 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 inaugurated several projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodimma and unveiled a book authored by the governor, chronicling 10 years of All Progressives Congress (APC) governance in Nigeria.
He delivered his Independence Day national broadcast from the State House at Dodan Barracks in Lagos, urging Nigerians to speak positively about their country and remain united in hope.
Later that day, President Tinubu inaugurated the newly renovated National Theatre, now renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.
On October 4, the President visited Jos, the Plateau State capital, for the burial of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
At the funeral, President Tinubu paid a 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.