Atiku’s Aide Questions Presidency over Non-Disclosure of Tinubu’s Return Date on Foreign Trips

Media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has raised concerns over what he described as a growing trend by the Presidency of not disclosing the return dates of President Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips.

Reacting in a post on X, Atiku’s media aide Paul Ibe criticised the lack of clarity, suggesting it had become a recurring practice whenever the President travels abroad.

“What is this new trend of not giving a date of the return of the President whenever he is travelling out?” he wrote.

In a sarcastic follow-up, he hinted that the omission might be intentional.

“Is it to see if a few days in France to lounge and drink piña colada with the French squad can be squeezed in?” he added.

Politics Nigeria recalls that President Tinubu left Abuja on Sunday, January 26, 2026, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Presidency described the trip as a multi-day diplomatic engagement aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Türkiye across key sectors.

However, the statement did not specify the exact duration of the visit, noting only that the President would return “at the conclusion of the visit.”