Breaking: Tinubu Reschedules International Tour to Begin on Sunday

President Bola Tinubu's highly anticipated three-nation trip has been postponed to Sunday, a day later than initially planned, according to his spokesman Bayo Onanuga.

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Onanuga made the announcement, stating that the trip would now commence on Sunday rather than the previously scheduled Saturday, but he did not provide a reason for the change.

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The trip will take President Tinubu to Kenya, Rwanda, and France, with the first stop being France, followed by Nairobi, Kenya, where he will attend the Africa-France Summit.

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The Africa-France Summit, co-chaired by President Emmanuel Macron and President William Ruto, will focus on key issues including energy transition, green industrialisation, digital transformation, and climate action, and is scheduled to take place next week.

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President Tinubu's participation in the summit from May 11th to May 12th will serve as a testament to Nigeria's commitment to strengthening partnerships with African nations and the French Republic.

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The summit, themed "Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth", will provide a platform for African leaders and their French counterparts to discuss critical issues such as economic transformation, climate resilience, and infrastructure development.

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Following the Kenyan summit, President Tinubu will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the annual Africa CEO Forum, which will take place between May 14th and 15th.

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This year's Africa CEO Forum, themed "Scale or Fail", will be the largest gathering of African private sector leaders, investors, and policymakers, focusing on accelerating economic transformation through shared scale and regional integration.

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The summit, held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will bring together over 2,000 top executives and national leaders to debate strategies for building resilient industries.

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During the two summits, President Tinubu will deliver statements highlighting his administration's ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning Nigeria as a prime destination for investment and growth.

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He will also hold high-level meetings with top-tier global and African business leaders, and will be accompanied on the trip by some of his ministers and senior aides.

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President Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.