President Bola Tinubu says he will return to Nigeria at the weekend following the extension of his working vacation by a few days.

A statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman for Mr Tinubu, said the president would return to the country at the weekend.

He said that after spending a week in London, Mr Tinubu moved to Paris, France, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and businessman Vincent Bolloré, whose media group includes Canal+, MultiChoice and Universal Music Group.

“Since he began the vacation, President Tinubu has continued to keep in touch with home, directing the affairs of the nation, like ordering an independent panel to investigate the death of 37 illegal miners in Minna, following their detention by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, among other things”, he said.

Mr Onanuga said Mr Tinubu delegated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him at some official functions.

“Though Shettima left Abuja on September 20 for New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who has also been representing the President at events, will continue to do so,” he stated.

He added that on the political front, the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Senator Abubakar Yari, has been leading notable party leaders in consultations with prominent traditional rulers in the country.