President Bola Tinubu is now in London, the United Kingdom, from Paris, France, where he attended the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The President concluded his official trip to France on Friday during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit.
The President was initially scheduled to be back in Nigeria on Saturday, June 24.
However, presidential spokesman Chief Dele Alake in a statement on Saturday explained that Tinubu, will proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit and will return to Nigeria for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The statement reads: “Aside his participation at the event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state and government, global business leaders and chief executives of leading multilateral and development finance institutions from around the world.
“The summit afforded the President the opportunity of projecting, on a global stage, his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition, and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of poverty and climate change.
“President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit.
“The President will be back in the country in time for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.
