President Bola Tinubu has postponed his Thursday trip to Iperu in Ogun state, where he is expected to inaugurate operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport.
In a statement on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu will instead travel to Jos, capital of Plateau state, to commiserate with residents over recent gun attacks that claimed the lives of civilians.
Onanuga said the president’s visit is aimed at sympathising with the state government and families affected by the attacks.
According to the presidential spokesperson, Tinubu will travel to Lagos from Jos to observe the Good Friday holiday.
“On Saturday, April 4, President Tinubu will travel to Ogun State for the commissioning of the Cargo Airport and the inauguration of two commercial aircraft for the export and import of goods, aimed at boosting the state’s economic growth,” the statement reads.
“He will also inaugurate the new edifice of the Federal Operations Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service and its operational vehicles.
“He will return to Lagos to continue the Easter holiday, during which he is also expected to commission infrastructure projects undertaken by the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
“These include: the iconic Ojota/Opebi Link Bridge; the Lagos State Geographic Information System Building; the Multi-Agency Complex named after the President, and a school Complex.
“Before returning to Abuja, President Tinubu will visit Bayelsa State on April 10 to commission some of Governor Duoye Diri’s completed projects.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the president received Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, at the State House, who briefed him on the attack at Angwan Rukuba in Jos north LGA on Sunday evening.
