By Olawale Lamina
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to the presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, after the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos, where he celebrated with family and friends, including high level political and diplomatic engagements.
The President arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the evening of yesterday, received by senior government officials, including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu and other top government officials.
While at his family residence in Lagos, Tinubu hosted a number of prominent political leaders and stakeholders who paid him the traditional Sallah homage. The list of those received included Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Assembly members led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The President also held separate meetings with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), led by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Other engagements included at the Tinubu home included visit by party leadership and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from Oyo State, led by the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, as well as APC candidates for the House of Representatives and House of Assembly from Lagos State.
Tinubu also umdertook official engagements during the holiday, as.he attended the International Fleet Review at the Eko Atlantic City Waterfront in Lagos, held as part of activities marking the 70th anniversary of the Nigerian Navy.
In similar vein, the he President held talks with the President of Benin Republic, Romuald Wadagni, towards renewing ties of friendship, regional cooperation and economic partnership between Nigeria and its West African neighbour.
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