President Elect, Tinubu, Wife, arrive Nigeria after 34 days holiday
President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived Nigeria with his wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu after spending 34 days in Paris, France.
The President Elect landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja some minutes after 4pm into the warm welcome of his Vice President Elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, leaders of the All Progressives Congress and his supporters.
The President Elect has since left the airport for the Defence House his official quarters until he is sworn in as President and commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29th.
Earlier, The Cable announced that the President -Elect was expected to return to Nigeria after spending 34 days in London following his election.
Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to the country today one month after travelling out of the country to rest in London and Paris.
Asked if the president-elect is truly returning to Nigeria today, he said “Yes, In sha Allah”, (God willing).
Tinubu had following his election, travelled out of the country to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29.
James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives has also confirmed Tinubu’s return to the country.
In a short statement on Sunday, April 23, 2023, Faleke said Tinubu and his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, would land “by 2pm at the presidential wing of the International Airport.”
The statement read, “My dear brothers and sisters of this unique family, I wish to inform and request of us all that anyone in Abuja and Nasarawa is invited to join in receiving our people’s President-elect and First Lady tomorrow by 2pm at the Presidential wing of the International Airport.
“Departure Time: 2pm; departure venue: The Campaign Office; Accreditation time: 12pm. Buses will be provided. Only Accredited persons will be allowed at the airport for security reasons”.
