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BREAKING: Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Spending Two Weeks In Netherlands And Saudi Arabia

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7 months ago

May 8, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending two weeks in the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia.

According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tinubu landed in Abuja on Wednesday morning and was welcomed to the Aso Rock Villa by some of the officials of his administration.

Recall that there have been national discussions on the whereabouts of the President in the last few days.

However, the presidency reacted on Tuesday that Tinubu will return to Nigeria on Wednesday from his trip to Europe.

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement via his X handle on Tuesday.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with his aides, will return to Nigeria tomorrow from Europe,” Onanuga stated.

Tinubu left Abuja on April 23 for the Kingdom of The Netherlands on an official visit.

While in The Netherlands, he participated in the Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum, which brought together heads of conglomerates and organisations in both countries.

He also held separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander, and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom.

Tinubu proceeded from The Netherlands to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend a World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development scheduled for April 28-29.

He joined over 1,000 leaders from business, government, and academia from more than 90 countries to review actions taken since the inaugural Growth Summit held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2023.

It was his second visit to the Gulf state in five months.

His return on Wednesday concludes his 20th foreign trip since assuming office last May, logging 96 days abroad.

So far, he has visited Paris, France (thrice); London, the United Kingdom (twice); Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; New York, the United States of America; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (twice); Berlin, Germany; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal; Doha, Qatar and The Hague, The Netherlands.