Tinubu returns from London

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, arrived Lagos from London ahead of today’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

The President’s gulfstream jet arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 05:05pm local time where he was welcomed by a waiting crowd of supporters.

This concludes his one-week trip to Paris—where he attended a summit for A New Global Financing Pact hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron—and London, for a private visit.

The Presidency had on Saturday revealed that Tinubu cancelled his planned return to Abuja that day.

“Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit,” a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, read.

Although the statement was silent on the particular day of Tinubu’s return, Presidency sources confirmed to The PUNCH on Monday that the Nigerian leader would return to his private Ikoyi home in Lagos later on Tuesday to observe his first Sallah celebration as President.

“I am certain that he will return to Lagos tomorrow (Tuesday), not Abuja. That’s where he will observe Sallah.

“The holiday lasts until Thursday, he may extend his stay till Sunday or Monday next week before he returns to Abuja,” the source said.

He returns amidst uncertainty about his list of prospective ministers, which, according to another source, is almost ready to be sent to the National Assembly.