President Postpones Ogun Trip, Begins 4-day Visit To Jos, Lagos, Bayelsa

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today postponed his scheduled trip to Iperu, Ogun State, tomorrow to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport.

Instead, he will head to Jos, capital of Plateau state, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent gun attacks, which claimed the lives of innocent citizens.

From Plateau, the President will travel to Lagos to observe Good Friday.

On Saturday, April 4, President Tinubu will head to Ogun State for the commissioning of the Cargo Airport and inauguration of two commercial aircraft for export and import of goods, aimed at boosting the state's economic growth.

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; Lagos State Geographic Information System Building; 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 projects completed by Governor Duoye Diri.

This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in Abuja.

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