By President Tinubu Departs Abuja for Lagos
To Attend ECOWAS Golden Jubilee and Project Commissionings
Summary
- President Tinubu travels to Lagos for ECOWAS 50th anniversary celebrations.
- Milestone projects, including Lagos-Calabar Highway, set for commissioning.
- ECOWAS founding leader Gen. Yakubu Gowon to attend and speak at events.
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Tuesday for Lagos as part of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The celebrations will include a reenactment of the 1975 ECOWAS declaration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island.
As the current Chairman of ECOWAS, President Tinubu will also deliver an address at Eko Hotels and Suites, highlighting the organisation’s achievements and vision. The ceremony will feature a keynote review of ECOWAS’s five-decade journey by NIIA Chairman and former External Affairs Minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, followed by a panel discussion.
In a historic moment, the only surviving Head of State among the original signatories, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), will participate fully and deliver a speech. Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, will deliver the welcome remarks.
Beyond the ECOWAS events, President Tinubu will on Saturday, May 31, commission a number of key infrastructure projects. These include Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Lekki Deep Sea Port Tax Credit Concrete Road, and the flag-off of Section II of the Coastal Highway and the 7th Axial Road.
He will also virtually commission several roads in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, including the Kano-Kanwar-Danja-Hadejiya Section II Road, Yakasai-Zalli Road, and the Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai corridor.
President Tinubu is expected to observe the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the State House, Dodan Barracks, before returning to Abuja.
