President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the country after his first official trip abroad.
The president’s plane touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos around 5:10pm on Tuesday.
While away, Tinubu attended the new global financial pact summit in France and subsequently proceeded to London for a private visit.
He was received by supporters and high-ranking 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 colourful members of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy as his convoy made its way from Ikeja to his private residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi.
The President had on June 22, 2023 made his first official trip overseas after his inauguration as Nigeria’s new leader on May 29, 2023.
Tinubu was in Paris, France, alongside world leaders like 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 is scheduled to join fellow Muslim faithful for the Eid prayers on Wednesday at the Obalende Eid Prayer Ground, located at Dodan Barracks, the former seat of the Nigerian government.
