Tinubu’s Trip Gets Tweaked Again, Now He’s Back Tuesday — Not This Weekend
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was meant to touch down in Nigeria this weekend. That’s the plan people heard. But plans change, fast. A last-minute shift in his travel schedule has pushed his return to Tuesday instead, and as of Sunday morning nobody’s really saying why.
Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for London, what the presidency called a three-week working vacation. After roughly a week in the UK, he moved on to Paris and met French President Emmanuel Macron, plus businessman Vincent Bolloré. Then came another update on September 21: his stay abroad would stretch a bit longer, with aides saying he’s still in contact and directing government matters from afar.
Back home, Vice-President Kashim Shettima has been the one showing up—UN General Assembly in New York, and other official events too. Tinubu was expected to land in Lagos first, then head to Abuja, but this fresh adjustment has restarted the usual talk. Opposition figures are pointing at Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution, arguing powers should’ve been formally handed over after 21 days. Senate President Godswill Akpabio isn’t buying it though. He said it plain: there’s “no vacancy in Aso Rock,” and Tinubu is still in charge, even from outside the country.
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