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Tinubu embarks on two-day visit to Katsina

Mr Onanuga said that during the visit the president would meet with key stakeholders to assess the state’s security situation.

• May 1, 2025
President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu [Credit: President Bola Tinubu]

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Katsina State on Friday for a two-day official visit.

The president’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

Mr Onanuga said that during the visit, the president would meet with key stakeholders to assess the security situation in the state.

“He will commission the Katsina Agricultural Mechanised Centre and a 24km dual carriageway completed by Governor Dikko Radda. President Tinubu will also honour an invitation to attend the wedding of the governor’s daughter before returning to Abuja,” Mr Onanuga said. 

(NAN) 

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