JUST IN: President Tinubu jets out to UK for annual leave

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom for his annual leave, following his recent trip to China in September.

According to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Tinubu will be using the two-week period as a working vacation and a time for reflection on his administration’s economic reforms.

The President is expected to return to Nigeria once his leave concludes. This announcement comes shortly after he marked Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary, during which he outlined plans for a 30-day conference aimed at incorporating youth perspectives into his administration.

Tinubu indicated that the modalities for the conference and the selection of delegates would be finalized soon.

“As we work to overcome the challenges of the day, we remain mindful of the next generation as we seek to galvanise their creative energy towards a better future,” he said during his second Independence Day Anniversary Broadcast since he assumed office on May 29, 2023.

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“We lead today with the future we wish to bequeath to our children in focus, recognising that we cannot design a future that belongs to them without making them its architects.

“Considering this, I am pleased to announce the gathering of a National Youth Conference. This conference will be a platform to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting our young people, who constitute more than 60 per cent of our population.

“It will provoke meaningful dialogue and empower our young people to participate actively in nation-building. By ensuring that their voices are heard in shaping the policies that impact their lives, we are creating a pathway for a brighter tomorrow.

“The 30-day Confab will unite young people nationwide to collaboratively develop solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security, and social justice.

“The modalities of this Confab and selection of delegates will be designed in close consultation with our young people through their representatives. Through this confab, it will be our job as leaders to ensure that their aspirations are at the heart of the conference’s deliberations.

“The government will thoroughly consider and implement the recommendations and outcomes from this forum as we remain resolute in our mission to build a more inclusive, prosperous, and united Nigeria.”

Tinubu further said his administration decided to reform Nigeria’s political economy and defence architecture for the nation to survive.

The President also saluted the doggedness of the Nigerian people, saying the country has survived crises that disintegrated other nations.

Tinubu said his administration is determined to win the war against bandits and terrorists so that displaced farmers can return to their farmlands and boost production to reduce soaring food prices.