President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday following a diplomatic and economic engagement tour of France, Kenya, and Rwanda. His aircraft landed at 7:12 p.m. at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. He was received by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Femi Hamzat, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, and other government officials.
During the France leg of the trip, Tinubu met with global investors, stressing transparency, fiscal discipline, and the need for rapid economic reforms. He attended the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto. At the event, Tinubu advocated for changes in the global financial system and greater economic integration to support Africa's industrialisation and long-term growth.
He promoted Nigeria's blue economy as vital to continental development and offered to share the country's maritime intelligence infrastructure with Gulf of Guinea nations. In Nairobi, he held a bilateral meeting with Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina to discuss regional cooperation and economic partnerships.
In Kigali, Tinubu participated in the Africa CEO Forum, engaging African leaders, investors, and executives on accelerating economic transformation through regional integration and cross-border investments. He met Rwandan President Paul Kagame to explore deeper bilateral cooperation.
Tinubu also held discussions with representatives from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), APM Terminals, and Winme Group. These engagements yielded investment commitments and talks on infrastructure financing, logistics, maritime development, energy, and industrial growth in Nigeria.
He is expected to attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Lagos beginning Saturday. Prior to the event, Tinubu urged party members and aspirants to uphold peace and sportsmanship during the process.
Tinubu promotes regional integration abroad while overseeing a party primary that hinges on internal unity. His call for economic cooperation contrasts with the APC's history of intra-party friction during elections. The same party urging peaceful primaries has seen past aspirants disavow results and defect. Economic transformation requires political stability, but party cohesion remains untested.
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