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President Bola Tinubu has returned to work at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom and France ¹. The president arrived in Abuja on Saturday and was seen at his desk on Monday, receiving a briefing from Zaccheus Adedeji, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service.
During his time off, President Tinubu split his vacation between the UK and France, departing Abuja on October 2 ². His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had announced that the president would use the two-week break as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms.
However, President Tinubu’s return to work has been met with concerns over delays in presenting the 2025 appropriation bill ³. With only two months left in the 2024 fiscal year, the House of Representatives has drawn attention to the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which requires the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to be presented to the National Assembly at least three months before the annual budget submission. The House has questioned the available time to thoroughly consider and pass the MTEF, Fiscal Strategy Paper, and 2025 Budget Estimates.
Despite these concerns, President Tinubu is back in the office, ready to tackle the pressing issues at hand. As the country looks forward to the president’s leadership in addressing these concerns, many hope for a productive and efficient resolution to the pending matters.
