President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. He was received by supporters. The President had on June 22, 2023 made his first official trip overseas after his inauguration as Nigeria’s new leader. Tinubu was in Paris, France, alongside world leaders like French President, Emmanuel Macron for the New Global Financial Pact summit held at the Palais Brongniart.
After the two-day summit, the President proceeded to London, United Kingdom, for a “short private visit”, his spokesman, Dele Alake, said in a statement last Saturday, hinting that his principal will be back in Nigeria for the Eid-el-Kabir festivities on June 28 and 29, 2023.
President Bola Tinubu is on his way to Paris, France, to participate in the review and signing of a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment.
He departed the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja on Tuesday morning.
The Nigerian leader will join other world leaders in the two-day Summit, which will be held in Paris from Thursday, June 22 to 23.
President Tinubu will also use the opportunity to mobilize innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change as well as foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.
The President is accompanied on the trip by members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and senior government officials.
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC), with a promise to sustain the rejuvenation of the nations economy.
Addressing members Governors of the federation, President Tinubu charged the council to join forces to support his administration towards transforming the nations economy.
He reminded the council of the promise made during his inaugural speech that he would focus on 8 priority areas including Security, Economy, Job creation, Agriculture and Infrastructure among others.
There was jubilation at the senate floor as Senator Godswill Akpabio is declared president of the 10th National Assembly. former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has emerged as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.
Akpabio, who is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was paired with the senator representing Kano South, Jibrin Barau, who emerged as the Deputy Senate President.
After a quick recess, the Clerk declared Akpabio as the Senate President having garnered 63 votes leaving his rival to 46 votes.
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said he identified with the pain of Nigerians and argued that the temporal discomfort was necessary to save the country from going under.
He equally hailed the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola who he described as “symbol of democracy”.
“I feel your pain. This is one decision we must bear to save our country from going under and take our resources away from the stranglehold of a few unpatriotic elements,” Tinubu said in his maiden Democracy Day address to Nigerians as President. Recall Tinubu in his inaugural speech on May 29, stated that subsidy can no longer justify its ever-increasing costs in the wake of drying resources, hence, announced its removal.