JUST IN: Tinubu departs Abuja for France Monday

President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, August 19, embark on a trip to France, departing from Abuja, the nation’s capital.

This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu travels to France on Monday.’

Although the Presidency did not state the purpose ofTinubu’s visit, it said “The President will return to the country after his brief work stay in France,”

This is the fourth trip the President is making to the European country since his assumption of office.

So far, he has been to Equatorial Guinea, London, the United Kingdom (twice); Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; Pretoria, South Africa; Accra, Ghana; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; New York, the United States of America; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (twice); Berlin, Germany; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal and Doha, Qatar.

Stephen Angbulu

With three years of experience, Stephen, The PUNCH correspondent, has been covering Nigeria’s presidency, politics, security, immigration and trafficking in persons

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