President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos yesterday evening ahead of a series of high-profile engagements, including the golden jubilee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
He was received by top Lagos State government officials and senior aides at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 4.15 pm, reports The Nation.
Tinubu, who heads ECOWAS, will host Heads of State and Government of member states today at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and Eko Hotels and Suites on Victoria Island.
The milestone celebration began in Accra, Ghana, earlier this month. Lagos now takes centre stage for the final leg of the jubilee events.
A key part of the celebration in Lagos will be the re-enactment of the original 1975 ECOWAS declaration at the NIIA.
Former Nigerian Head of State and only surviving signatory to the regional body’s founding treaty, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, will grace the occasion.
Gowon will deliver a commemorative address during the formal event at Eko Hotels.
Beyond regional diplomacy, President Tinubu’s visit to Lagos will also focus on showcasing the infrastructural gains of his administration.
He is expected to inaugurate some completed projects such as Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Lekki Deep Sea Port Tax Credit Concrete Road and the 7th Axial Road.
The president will also perform the ground-breaking of Section II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a flagship initiative aimed at enhancing connectivity and boosting economic activities across Nigeria’s coastal states.
In addition, Tinubu will carry out the virtual inauguration of many road projects across the North, including the Kano-Kanwar-Danja-Hadejiya Section II Road and the Yakasai-Zalli Road.
He will also flag off the Kano Northern Bypass, Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai Section I, Dabai-Kafur-Malumfashi and Malumfashi-Dayi-Yashe-Gidan Mutum Daya Section III projects.
Before returning to Abuja, the president will observe Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the State House Mosque in Dodan Barracks, Ikoyi.
