President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after observing the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations in Lagos, following his recent state visit to the United Kingdom.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the President departed Lagos after marking the Muslim festival and concluding several official engagements in the state.
“President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after marking the Eid-el-Fitri, following his historic state visit to the United Kingdom,” the statement read.
It further stated that the President’s aircraft departed from the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at 6:44 p.m.
Tinubu had earlier returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom in the early hours of Friday and later participated in the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos.
During his stay in Lagos, the President held a series of high-level meetings with key political and economic stakeholders.
Among those who met with him were 23 state governors, including Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. He also received business magnate Aliko Dangote, a delegation from the European Union, and members of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council.
The statement also noted that Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Lagos to brief the President on his recent trip to Borno State following a suicide bombing incident in the state.
Several dignitaries were present at the President’s departure from Lagos. They included Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, alongside other senior government officials and political leaders.
