Tinubu extends vacation, Presidency tackles Atiku over UNGA absence

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation in Europe by a few days, with the Presidency announcing that he will return to Nigeria at the weekend while dismissing criticism of his absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
The development was disclosed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who described insinuations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a United States-based lobbying firm over Tinubu’s absence from the global gathering as “irresponsible.”
According to Onanuga, Tinubu’s continued stay in Europe has not affected the running of government, as the Pre...