The Akwa Ibom State Government on Tuesday referred to Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “Acting President of Nigeria” in a social media post during the official reception of a new Airbus A220-300 aircraft acquired by Ibom Air.
The description, which appeared on the state government’s official Facebook livestream of the event at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, was later edited out.
The post initially read: “Arrival of the Acting President of Nigeria, Sen. Dr. Godswill Akpabio, GCON, President of the Senate, Chairman of the National Assembly, at the Official Reception and Water Cannon Ceremony for the brand-new Airbus A220-300, as part of the activities commemorating the 39th Anniversary Celebration of Akwa Ibom State.”
President Bola Tinubu is currently outside Nigeria on a three-week vacation in Europe. At the same time, Vice President Kashim Shettima had also travelled abroad to represent Mr Tinubu at an African Union summit in Angola.
The Presidency announced on 30 August that Mr Tinubu had departed Abuja for Europe for his annual leave, with London as his first destination. It said he was expected to return after the vacation to participate in activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
