Tinubu’s remote work week and Nigerians’ gasp for air

Oct. 13, 2024 - Punch Newspapers

Last Friday, pictures emerged from the UK showing President Bola Tinubu seated in what appeared to be a private office. A cup of tea sat on the table, while his Special Assistant on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari, was seated across from him.

It was proof of life; the first image of the President Nigerians had seen since he departed Abuja for a two-week working leave to the United Kingdom, on October 2. However, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr.

Bayo Onanuga, said “President Tinubu is on leave for two weeks. It’s no news that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company raised the fuel price to N1,030 per litre in Abuja, up from N897 just the previous month.

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