…While in Lagos, Tinubu held several high-level meetings, hosting 23 governors,
ABUJA, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after celebrating Eid-el-Fitr in Lagos, following his recent state visit to the United Kingdom.
The development was announced on Wednesday in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Tinubu departed Lagos for Abuja after the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, shortly after concluding what was described as a historic visit to the UK. His aircraft reportedly took off from the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at about 6:44 pm.
The President had earlier returned to Nigeria from the UK on Friday morning and observed the Eid prayers at Dodan Barracks.
While in Lagos, Tinubu held several high-level meetings, hosting 23 governors, including Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. He also met with business tycoon Aliko Dangote, a European Union delegation, and members of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council.
The statement added that Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Lagos to brief the President on his recent trip to Borno State following a suicide bombing incident.
Among those present at the President’s departure were Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, former governor Olusegun Osoba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, alongside other top officials and party leaders.
