Nigeria: Tinubu’s UK Visit Yielding Results, Not Optics – Olayinka Counters Chatham House Report

A policy analyst, Tosin Olayinka, has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s foreign engagements, insisting that the March 2026 UK state visit has produced tangible economic benefits contrary to claims by Chatham House.

In a statement reposted by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on his X platform, Olayinka criticised a commentary by Leena Koni Hoffmann, describing it as selective and lacking depth.

He argued that the claim that Tinubu’s high-profile diplomacy has yielded little for ordinary…