Oluwatosin Enesi
In a rare and unusual circumstance, the presidency is yet to release any picture of President Bola Tinubu’s return trip to Nigeria after two weeks abroad.
Since Tinubu took charge of the country a year ago, his aides and presidency officials have consistently released pictures and videos of his arrival and departure from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria’s capital city.
During such moments, top government officials such as Chief of Staff to the president, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ministers, Governors, among others bid farewell and welcome the president.
However, Tinubu’s return on Wednesday was announced in a news flash by NTA.
“President Bola Tinubu returns to Abuja after his trips to the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia,” the government-owned media outlet posted on social media, without a single picture or video, triggering reactions.Like NTA, none of the accounts of the presidential aides or supporters posted multimedia content of Tinubu’s return trip.Although the APC UK posted a video on its X handle while welcoming Tinubu back to the country, checks by Daily Trust showed that it is an old video.
Welcome back, Mr. President.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, returns to Nigeria after a successful trip abroad.
He embarked on the trip two weeks ago, initially meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. From there, he travelled to Saudi Arabia to participate in a… pic.twitter.com/23OWQae9vd
However, the video was said to be that of February 6, 2024, when the president returned to the country after a private visit to France.
Meanwhile, Tinubu’s return without videos or pictures has set tongues wagging among Nigerians on X.Commenting on the issue, an X user who tweeted via SnipesLyon wrote: “Show videos.
“WAghwarito98347 wrote: “No videos just news…. our president has not returned….MaziEzike_Nedu: “Audio return trip. Show us the president. He is usually welcomed by his cabinet”mr_richjoel: “We don’t want these pictures… We need videos of him stepping down the jet with the governor’s welcoming him.”agent_freedom: “Where is the video that he returns.”prolific4ØØ: “show us the video or pictures.”
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