By Deborah Nnamdi
President Bola Tinubu will embark on a festive season tour of three states—Borno, Bauchi, and Lagos—beginning this weekend, the Presidency has announced.
In a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
While in Borno, the President is scheduled to commission a number of projects executed by the state government under Governor Babagana Zulum in collaboration with the Federal Government. He will also attend the wedding ceremony of Sadeeq Sheriff, son of former Borno State governor and senator, Ali Modu Sheriff.
From Maiduguri, Tinubu will proceed to Bauchi State to pay a condolence visit to the state government and the family of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, the revered Islamic scholar and leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood, who died on November 27.
Following the condolence visit, the President will travel to Lagos, where he is expected to spend the end-of-year holidays. Onanuga said Tinubu will be the guest of honour at the Eyo Festival scheduled for December 27 at Tafawa Balewa Square.
The festival will honour several prominent figures, including the President’s late mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, as well as former Lagos State governors Alhaji Lateef Jakande and Chief Michael Otedola.
