President Bola Tinubu Returns To Nigeria From London Trip

 President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos from his visit to London, United Kingdom.

He arrived at exactly 05:13pm.

He was received by his supporters and high profile members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) including Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Senators and Representatives from Lagos State.

Also, the ex-Lagos State governor between May 1999 and 2007, was welcomed by chromatic members of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy as his convoy made its way from Ikeja to his private residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi.

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The President had on June 22, 2023 made his first official trip overseas to France after his inauguration as Nigeria’s new leader on May 29, 2023.

Tinubu was in Paris, France, alongside world leaders where he was received by the French President, Emmanuel Macron for the New Global Financial Pact summit held at the Palais Brongniart.

After the two-day summit, the President proceeded to London, United Kingdom, for a “short private visit”, his spokesman, Dele Alake, said in a statement last Saturday, hinting that his principal will be back in Nigeria for the Eid-el-Kabir festivities on June 28 and 29, 2023.

In a statement upon his arrival, the President thanked Nigerians for the overwhelming reception accorded him in Lagos.

Tinubu conveyed his best wishes to all Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

Tinubu will join fellow Muslim faithfuls for the Eid prayers on Wednesday at the Obalende Eid Prayer Ground, located at Dodan Barracks, the former seat of the Nigerian federal government.