The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday afternoon left Nigeria for Europe on what his aides described as “a working visit just 11 days before his inauguration.”

Coming barely days to the May 29 Presidential Inauguration and because the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had declined Governor Lalong’s attempt to represent the President elect at the court, report of Tinubu’s departure has been a source of concern to many Nigerians.

But his media aide, Tunde Rahman, said in a statement that Tinubu would use the opportunity of the trip to fine-tune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions.

During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and other key allies with the goal of marketing investment opportunities in the country and his administration’s readiness to enable a business-friendly climate through policies and regulations.

“Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community including manufacturing, agriculture, tech and energy have been lined up.

“Asíwájú Tinubu hopes to convince them of Nigeria’s readiness to do business under his leadership through mutually-beneficial partnerships premised on jobs creation and skills acquisition.”