THENEWSGIST : Our president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, loves chilling in France. France has turned to the new bourdillion. In all fairness, this visit to Paris did not start today; it started way before he became president, but the difference between then, when he visited as a private citizen, and now is that he is the president, is that taxpayers are funding this frequent luxury visit to Paris. To show the significance of this frequent trip to France and how he loves his second country, France He has visited France more than any other country in the world since he became president two years ago. So far, President Tinubu has embarked on five publicly declared trips to the country: four private visits and one state visit. But beyond the veneer of this visit, there is a man who lives in Paris too, and his name is Gilbert Chagoury. Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of HiTech Construction Company, which won the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal road without any competitive bidding, also owns the massive Eko Hotel Lagos. He also owns Eko Atlantic, the most expensive city in Nigeria. He is a Lebanese/Nigerian, and his parents arrived in Nigeria from Lebanon at the beginning of the 19th century in search of economic opportunities. Their son Gilbert has achieved success and used to live in Lagos. He is a close friend of the Bill Clinton family, a card-carrying member of the Democratic Party in the state, and a generous funder of the liberals as well. Gilbert does not live in Lagos again, he has retired from business and the place where he made his wealth; he has relocated to France, where he lives in a castle in Paris, where he is enjoying his retirement. His children run his conglomerate business empire in Lagos, but beyond that, Gilbert is one of the closest human beings alive, close to our president, and their relationship dates back over three decades. And most times, our president spends time in the farmhouse in Paris owned by this controversial business
THENEWSGIST : Our president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, loves chilling in France.
France has turned to the new bourdillion.
In all fairness, this visit to Paris did not start today; it started way before he became president, but the difference between then, when he visited as a private citizen, and now is that he is the president, is that taxpayers are funding this frequent luxury visit to Paris.
To show the significance of this frequent trip to France and how he loves his second country, France
He has visited France more than any other country in the world since he became president two years ago.
So far, President Tinubu has embarked on five publicly declared trips to the country: four private visits and one state visit.
But beyond the veneer of this visit, there is a man who lives in Paris too, and his name is Gilbert Chagoury.
Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of HiTech Construction Company, which won the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal road without any competitive bidding, also owns the massive Eko Hotel Lagos.
He also owns Eko Atlantic, the most expensive city in Nigeria.
He is a Lebanese/Nigerian, and his parents arrived in Nigeria from Lebanon at the beginning of the 19th century in search of economic opportunities. Their son Gilbert has achieved success and used to live in Lagos.
He is a close friend of the Bill Clinton family, a card-carrying member of the Democratic Party in the state, and a generous funder of the liberals as well.
Gilbert does not live in Lagos again, he has retired from business and the place where he made his wealth; he has relocated to France, where he lives in a castle in Paris, where he is enjoying his retirement.
His children run his conglomerate business empire in Lagos, but beyond that,
Gilbert is one of the closest human beings alive, close to our president, and their relationship dates back over three decades.
And most times, our president spends time in the farmhouse in Paris owned by this controversial business
