BREAKING: President Tinubu Returns to Nigeria, Shuns Abuja

BREAKING: President Tinubu Returns to Nigeria, Shuns Abuja

  • President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending one week outside the country for a summit and private trip
  • Last week Tuesday, The president traveled to Paris in France to attend the new global financial pact summit and from there moved to London for a private trip
  • The president did not return to the seat of power in Abuja but landed in Lagos for the celebration of the Eid-Il-Kabir Sallah

Ikeja, Lagos - President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a short trip to London, the NTA disclosed the arrival in a tweet on Tuesday, June 27.

The President traveled out of the country last week Tuesday, June 20, to attend the new global financial pact summit in Paris, France, which was held on Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23, and was scheduled to return to Nigeria on Saturday, June 24.

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President Tinubu returns to Lagos after 7 days in France, London Photo Credit: Bayo Onanuga
Source: Twitter

However, the presidency announced that President Tinubu will be moving to London in the United Kingdom on a private trip and was expected in the country on Tuesday, June 27, for the celebration of Sallah.

As earlier stated, the President did not return to the Presidential Villa in Abuja but to Lagos, where he will be having his Eid-Il-Kabir celebration.

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See the NTA tweet here:

Ribadu, APC supporters receive President Tinubu in Lagos

Ahead of his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nuru Ribadu, recently appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), who resumed office while the President was away, was spotted at the Presidential Wing of the Airport to welcome Tinubu.

Another video also revealed that some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were at the airport singing and dancing to welcome him back home ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

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The president is expected to be received by the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the airport.

See the video of Ribadu, APC supporters here:

"Do not separate merged ministries": President Tinubu urged

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has been asked to sustain the culture of combining some ministries together that was started by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

Wale Adeagbo, a legal practitioner, gave the advice while noting that it was economical and made duplication of functions impossible.

The call by the Ibadan born-lawyer is coming at a time President Tinubu is prepared to return from his private trip to London.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng