Tinubu Can Lead Nigeria From Any Location, Presidency Says, Calling Him 'Hale and Hearty'

The Presidency has maintained that President Bola Tinubu is capable of governing Nigeria from any point in the world. In a statement released on Sunday, September 27, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made clear that the President does not have to be physically in Abuja to carry out his executive responsibilities, while assuring Nigerians that Tinubu is hale and hearty. The statement followed mounting public attention and objections from opposition politicians over the President's lengthy absence from the country after his official three-week leave came to an end. Onanuga said: "Nigeria's President is hale and hearty. He has been on a working vacation, which he is perfectly entitled to. In this digital age, he does not need to be physically present in Abuja to do the work for which he was elected in 2023. And we have seen that he has indeed been working, meeting investors in France, most recently facilitating a $7 billion deep-sea port in Ogun Waterside, an initiative of the Ogun State Government." President Tinubu is hale and hearty Nigeria's President is hale and hearty. He has been on a working vacation, which he is perfectly entitled to. In this digital age, he does not need to be physically present in Abuja to do the work for which he was elected in 2023. And we pic.twitter.com/KEj0uOZZPO — Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON (@aonanuga1956) September 27, 2026