{"id":24749,"date":"2025-04-18T07:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=24749"},"modified":"2025-04-18T07:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:21:23","slug":"tinubu-carries-out-responsibility-from-abroad-to-return-april-21-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=24749","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Carries Out Responsibility From Abroad, to Return April 21 &#8211; Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Shamsiyya Mohammed Hassan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu remains actively engaged in managing Nigeria\u2019s affairs from Europe, despite being out of the country for close to two weeks. According to the Presidency, the President is scheduled to return on Monday, April 21, following the Easter break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, it was clarified that the President, who moved from Paris to London over the weekend, \u201cremains fully engaged in Nigeria\u2019s governance\u201d and maintains \u201cconstant communication with key government officials.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onanuga further disclosed that the President has issued \u201cdirectives to security chiefs to address emerging threats in some parts of the country.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement, titled \u2018Statement On President Tinubu\u2019s Return To Nigeria,\u2019 emphasized that Tinubu\u2019s absence is temporary and is fully in line with the communicated timeframe of approximately two weeks. He is expected to resume duties in Abuja after the Easter holiday, which concludes on Monday, April 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe President\u2019s commitment to his duties remains unwavering, and his administration continues to function effectively under his leadership,\u201d Onanuga stated, calling for public calm and reassuring Nigerians that \u201cgovernance proceeds without interruption.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement elaborated: \u201cThe President left Paris for London at the weekend and has maintained constant communication with key government officials, overseeing critical national matters, including directives to security chiefs to address emerging threats in some parts of the country. His return to Abuja and the resumption of duties at Aso Villa will follow the conclusion of the Easter holiday. We appreciate the public\u2019s concern and assure all Nigerians that governance proceeds without interruption.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Presidency did not provide details on the purpose of Tinubu\u2019s stay in Paris and London, the trip aligns with his pattern of working visits since taking office nearly two years ago.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement appeared to address criticisms from opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who had questioned the President\u2019s prolonged stay abroad amid escalating insecurity, particularly in Plateau and Benue states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shamsiyya Mohammed Hassan The Presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu remains actively engaged in managing Nigeria\u2019s affairs from Europe, despite being out of the country for close to two weeks. According to the Presidency, the President is scheduled to return on Monday, April 21, following the Easter break. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, it was clarified that the President, who moved from Paris to London over the weekend, \u201cremains fully engaged in Nigeria\u2019s governance\u201d and maintains \u201cconstant communication with key government officials.\u201d Onanuga further disclosed that the President has issued \u201cdirectives to security chiefs to address emerging threats in some parts of the country.\u201d The statement, titled \u2018Statement On President Tinubu\u2019s Return To Nigeria,\u2019 emphasized that Tinubu\u2019s absence is temporary and is fully in line with the communicated timeframe of approximately two weeks. He is expected to resume duties in Abuja after the Easter holiday, which concludes on Monday, April 21. \u201cThe President\u2019s commitment to his duties remains unwavering, and his administration continues to function effectively under his leadership,\u201d Onanuga stated, calling for public calm and reassuring Nigerians that \u201cgovernance proceeds without interruption.\u201d The statement elaborated: \u201cThe President left Paris for London at the weekend and has maintained constant communication with key government officials, overseeing critical national matters, including directives to security chiefs to address emerging threats in some parts of the country. His return to Abuja and the resumption of duties at Aso Villa will follow the conclusion of the Easter holiday. We appreciate the public\u2019s concern and assure all Nigerians that governance proceeds without interruption.\u201d While the Presidency did not provide details on the purpose of Tinubu\u2019s stay in Paris and London, the trip aligns with his pattern of working visits since taking office nearly two years ago. The statement appeared to address criticisms from opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who had questioned the President\u2019s prolonged stay abroad amid escalating insecurity, particularly in Plateau and Benue states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24751,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24749\/revisions\/24751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}