Tinubu heads for Jos as four-state visit commences 

Ebun Emmanuel –April 2, 2026

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday proceeded to Jos, Plateau, as his scheduled four-state tour across the country begins.

The President is expected to commiserate with the government and people of Plateau over recent gun attacks that claimed the lives of innocent citizens.

The Jos visit takes prominence as he postponement his earlier planned trip to Iperu, Ogun State, where he was to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport.

A statement by Presidential media aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja said the visit underscores the administration’s concern over security challenges and its solidarity with affected communities in the state.

From Plateau, the President will proceed to Lagos to observe the Good Friday holiday.

On Saturday, Tinubu will now travel to Ogun State for the inauguration of the Gateway International Cargo Airport, he will also inaugurate two commercial aircraft designated for export and import operations aimed at boosting the state’s economic growth.

During the Ogun visit, the President is scheduled to inaugurate the new edifice of the Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service.

He will also inaugurate operational vehicles to enhance the service’s efficiency in trade facilitation and border management.

Tinubu will thereafter return to Lagos to continue the Easter holiday and undertake additional official engagements.

While in Lagos, the President is expected to inaugurate key infrastructure projects executed by the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

These include the Ojota/Opebi Link Bridge, the Lagos State Geographic Information System Building, and the new Bola Ahmed Tinubu  Multi-Agency Complex in Alusa.

He will also inaugurate a school complex as part of efforts to improve educational infrastructure in the state.

Before returning to Abuja, Tinubu is scheduled to visit Bayelsa on April 10 for the commissioning of projects.

The projects were completed by the administration of Governor Duoye Diri.