President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Monday evening after a six-day visit to Lagos, the Presidency has said.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu will depart Lagos for Abuja after his six-day stay in the former seat of government.
The President arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, following his annual vacation in London and Paris.
During his stay, Tinubu addressed the nation on October 1 to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary.
The President later attended the national premiere of MKO at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts.
The documentary chronicles the life, political struggle and enduring legacy of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola and the historic June 12 pro-democracy struggle.
On Sunday, Tinubu also visited the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Akiolu, at the monarch’s Iga Iduganran Palace on Lagos Island.
The Presidency said the visit formed part of the President’s engagements during his stay in Lagos.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos for Abuja this evening after his six-day visit to the former seat of government,” Onanuga said.
The statement added that Tinubu’s Lagos visit followed his return from his annual vacation in Europe.
“President Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, after spending his annual vacation in London and Paris,” the statement said.
On the Independence Day engagement, the Presidency said, “While in Lagos, the President addressed the nation on 1st October to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary.”
It further stated that the President attended the premiere of the documentary on the same day.
“Later that day, the President attended the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts for the National Premiere of MKO,” Onanuga said.
The Presidency said the documentary “chronicles the life, political struggle, and enduring legacy of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola and the historic June 12 pro-democracy struggle.”
It added that the President also paid a visit to the Lagos monarch on Sunday.
“President Tinubu also, on Sunday, paid a visit to the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Akiolu, at his Iga Iduganran Palace on Lagos Island,” the statement said.
The statement was signed by Onanuga on October 5, 2026.