By Egena Sunday Ode
President Bola Tinubu on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France and proceeded to London, United Kingdom on “a short private visit.”
Presidency spokesperson, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He said the President will, however, he back in good time for the Sallah festival coming up next week.
Tinubu was originally scheduled to return to Nigeria on Saturday after his official assignment in France.
Aside his participation at the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, 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, Alake noted in the statement.
“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,” the statement said.
