Tinubu visits Lagos ahead of Nigeria’s 65th anniversary, to meet private sector leaders and commission key projects in Lagos and Imo

Tinubu visits Lagos as part of preparations for Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, arriving in the former federal capital on Friday after attending the coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja.

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According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President will hold strategic meetings with leading figures from the private sector and senior government officials during his stay in Lagos.

The working visit also ties into a series of engagements marking the Independence celebrations, which are expected to be deliberately low-key.

Onanuga disclosed that Tinubu will travel to Imo State on Tuesday, 30 September, to inaugurate projects completed by Governor Hope Uzodimma.

In addition, the President will commission the remodelled National Theatre in Lagos, renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, as part of efforts to revitalise the cultural and creative industries.

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The President’s itinerary underscores his administration’s focus on economic dialogue with the private sector while also using the Independence period to highlight completed projects across the country.