President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday to participate in events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The celebrations will include a reenactment of the 1975 ECOWAS declaration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Victoria Island. Additionally, a commemorative event at Eko Hotels and Suites will feature speeches from President Tinubu, ECOWAS Commission President Dr. Omar Touray, and former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, the sole surviving signatory of the original ECOWAS treaty.
During his visit, President Tinubu will commission several infrastructure projects, including Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Lekki Deep Sea Port Tax Credit Concrete Road, and the 7th Axial Road. He will also initiate Section II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Virtually, he will commission the Kano-Kanwar-Danja-Hadejiya Section II Road, Yakasai-Zalli Road, and flag off the Kano Northern Bypass, Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai Section I, Dabai-Kafur-Malumfashi, and Malumfashi-Dayi-Yashe-Gidan Mutum Daya Section III.
President Tinubu is expected to observe Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the State House in Dodan Barracks before returning to Abuja.
