Eric Patrick
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Kaduna State on Thursday for the second stop of his three-state working tour.
The President’s Boeing 737 aircraft touched down at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Mando at exactly 1:27 p.m. local time, where he was warmly received by a high-powered delegation of federal and state officials.
Welcoming the President were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, and the host Governor, Uba Sani, alongside traditional ruler Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli.
Also present were several governors including Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), and Nasir Idris (Kebbi). Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and other top officials were also in attendance.
President Tinubu was honoured with a military guard of honour by the Nigerian Air Force band upon arrival.
During his one-day visit, the President is scheduled to commission a number of key infrastructure projects.
The projects include the Institute of Skill Acquisition and Development in Riga Chukun, a 300-bed Specialist Hospital at Millennium City, 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for intra-city transportation.
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The visit will culminate in a grand civic reception at Murtala Square, hosted by the state government.
Originally planned for Wednesday, the trip to Kaduna comes just hours after President Tinubu visited Benue State, where he assessed the aftermath of recent attacks that claimed over 200 lives and displaced hundreds.
In anticipation of the presidential visit, security was heightened across Kaduna metropolis, with temporary traffic diversions in effect on Kawo Bridge and Independence Way from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday.
President Tinubu is expected to continue his tour in Nasarawa State in the coming days.