Unlike his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Army General, who largely refrained from visiting trouble spots, President Bola Tinubu, the Asiwaju [one that leads from the front], will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the killings in the state.
THE CONCLAVE reports that Asiwaju Tinubu is a courageous leader who has lived up to his title over the years, especially as a frontline fighter for democracy and people’s right to good governance, security and welfare.
He is showing just now that his ultimate position as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not a mere decorative badge. It complements his “Asiwaju pedigree”
Tinubu heads into the “battlefront in Benue” to defeat ethnic and sectarian violence and enforce peace. THE CONCLAVE reports that Nigerians are eager to see the soothing balm that Tinubu would apply through the magnitude of his impending significant trouble-shooting visit.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the president’s Wednesday visit in a statement issued on Monday, June 16.
Onanuga said Tinubu’s visit aimed to assess firsthand the recurring crisis that had claimed numerous lives and caused significant destruction.
Onanuga stated that Tinubu would meet with all stakeholders – including traditional rulers, political, religious, community leaders, and youth groups – to seek lasting solutions to the hostilities in Benue State.
He said the president, in preparation for the visit, had already dispatched the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), heads of intelligence agencies, the National Security Adviser, and the Chairmen of the Senate and House Defence Committees to Benue State.
The presidential spokesperson added that Tinubu would hold a town hall meeting with all stakeholders during the visit.
According to his itinerary released over the weekend, President Tinubu was scheduled to visit Kaduna State on Wednesday to inaugurate various state government projects.
However, Onanuga disclosed that the official visit would now occur on Thursday, June 19.
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