President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been scheduled to travel to France on Monday, according to the Presidency.
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity made this known in a terse statement on Sunday, without giving details on the president’s itinerary.
Since he became Nigerian leader last year, President Tinubu had made several trips to France on medical grounds. Sources with the knowledge of the Nigerian Presidency said this particular trip may not be unconnected with the president’s health.
The magazine could however not confirm this from independent sources.
The magazine had earlier reported that a Chinese firm decided to release one of the three aircrafts seized in France, over contract dispute with the Ougn state government to enable President Tinubu travel to the European nation.
It, however, remained unclear whether President Tinubu will travel on the released aircraft.
According to sources familiar with the Nigerian Presidency, Tinubu may be travelling on the new Presidential Jet said to have been recently purchased by the federal government.
Recall that the federal government had earlier in the year disclosed plan to purchase new aircrafts for the President, saying those in the presidential fleet were no longer fit for Tinubu, and Vice President Kassim Shettima to travel.
Last April, President Bola Tinubu was forced to charter a private aircraft during his official trips to the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
Also, in May Vice President Kassim Shettima canceled his trip to the United States due to fault developed by the presidential aircraft he was supposed to travel in.
