- Tinubu meets Toby Blair shortly after returning from a four-day working visit to Lagos
President Bola Tinubu received former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, shortly after returning from a four-day working visit to Lagos.
The meeting was attended by several high-ranking government officials, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris, and Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman.
In another development, President Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, assured that his administration’s investments in infrastructure will be sustained to enhance quality of life in the country.
The President gave the assurance when he inaugurated the Southern Parkway project, which serves as a critical artery connecting major areas within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Southern Parkway is one of the principal arteries conceived and planned as a freeway to provide access and connectivity to the Southern Development flank of the Capital City.
The other principal artery is the Northern Parkway, which has been substantially developed over the years to service the Northern District.
The project was awarded in 2010 but was not completed until the intervention of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Speaking at the inauguration of the project, President Tinubu described infrastructure development as an enabler of economic growth and prosperity, stating that his administration would sustain investments in critical sectors to improve the welfare of citizens.