{"id":2019,"date":"2026-08-31T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:15:28","slug":"president-tinubu-begins-three-week-europe-holiday-ahead-of-2027-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/president-tinubu-begins-three-week-europe-holiday-ahead-of-2027-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT TINUBU BEGINS THREE-WEEK EUROPE HOLIDAY AHEAD OF 2027 CAMPAIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, departed Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week holiday as part of his annual leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday, will make his first stop in London, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinubu is expected to return home after the working vacation to join the campaign for the January 2027 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking shortly before the President\u2019s departure on Sunday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, said the three-week holiday was well deserved following months of intense engagement on state matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dare, who spoke to journalists at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, said, the
President had several months- of being engaged with state matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted the timing of the leave against the backdrop of the country\u2019s newly launched campaign season, stressing that governance would not pause despite the President\u2019s time away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President last proceeded on leave on December 28, 2025, through January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, criticised Tinubu over his three-week vacation in Europe amid worsening economic hardship and insecurity in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atiku argued that although Nigeria was not facing a constitutional vacuum, the country was experiencing what he described as a \u201cdisturbing vacuum of political leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement released on Sunday on his verified X account, he questioned the timing of Tinubu\u2019s trip against the backdrop of the economic difficulties confronting Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atiku said the President\u2019s decision to travel was particularly difficult to understand because Vice President Kashim Shettima was also outside the country on official duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He listed rising petrol prices, food hardship, increased transport fares and persistent insecurity among the challenges facing Nigerians, arguing that the circumstances demanded greater attention from the President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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