President Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after close to two weeks absence. The president’s return was announced by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
Onanuga made the revelation in a terse statement on his X handle on Wednesday, saying that the president arrived the country with his aides who travelled with him.
“Welcome Home Mr President!,” he wrote.
The magazine reported that President Tinubu has not been seen in public since he left the country for a business meeting in The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia on April 28.
His absence had caused serious apprehension in the country, leading to some speculations in some quarters that he’s not well and is receiving treatment in a European country. The magazine could not confirm this information.
For instance, Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has criticized the president for leaving the country rudderless.
The PDP candidate described the president’s action as unprecedented, adding that Tinubu had abandoned the country at a very critical time that his presence is required.
He said, “I have been inundated by reports of the absence of the president and vice president from the country.
“It is unprecedented that the two leaders will be absent from the country at the same time, especially now that the nation is faced with daunting challenges.
“The question that readily comes to mind is: who is in charge of government at this point, or is it right to assume that we are on autopilot?”
Meanwhile, Nigerians are yet to see the president since Onanuga announced his return earlier today. The thinking is that the Presidency should make available photographs depicting his arrival in line with normal norm.
