President Bola Tinubu has officially resumed duties today at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja after his return from his two-week leave.
His resumption was made public through pictures released from the State House on Monday.
The pictures released showed the President at his desk receiving a briefing from the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji.
The statement which accompanied the picture reads, “President Bola Tinubu at his desk this morning, after returning from a two-week vacation. Mr. President received a briefing from Zaccheus Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. Abuja, Monday, October 21, 2024.”
News About Nigeria recalls that the President had arrived in Abuja, on Saturday, after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom and France.
President Tinubu had departed for the vacation on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had noted that the President would use the period for retreat and reflection on his administration’s economic policies since they assumed office.
Onanuga said, “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave. He will use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms. He will return to the country after the leave expires.”
However, in a swift turn of events, the President left the UK for Paris in France for “an important engagement on October 11.
The Presidency had also claimed that despite Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s absence from the country, they are still working from where they were.