Buhari to visit Lagos to inaugurate projects on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos State to inaugurate some projects on Thursday.

SaharaReporters saie it exclusively learnt that the President will be leaving Abuja this week on an official visit to Lagos.

According to the medium, moves were already underway to provide heavy security in some parts of the commercial city ahead of the President’s visit, it was also learnt.

“The President is going to commission projects in Lagos on Thursday,” a source told SaharaReporters on Monday.

Buhari’s last visit to Lagos was in June 2021 to inaugurate Ebutte Meta Terminal of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, among other things.

He was also in Lagos for the opening of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project for commercial operations.

Governors including Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State were present at the event.

President Buhari had previously visited Lagos on April 24, 2019, during the tenure of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

During the visit, Buhari inaugurated some projects which include the Institute of Maternal and Child Health at Ayinke House; an ultra-modern 170-bed Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist hospital located within the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and Lagos Theatre at Oregun, Lagos.

The President also inaugurated the Oshodi Interchange terminal for a modern transportation hub; 822 high capacity mass transit buses; and a 10-lane world standard international airport road.