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Two Weeks After International Tour, Tinubu Finally Returns Home

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May 8, 2024.

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Tinubu Finally returns home after a two-week trip abroad.
He visited the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia for official engagements.
This marks his 20th foreign trip since taking office.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has returned to Abuja following a two-week trip abroad.

Tinubu arrived at his official residence in the Aso Rock Villa early Wednesday morning.

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His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, announced his return in a tweet on Tuesday evening, stating, “President Bola Tinubu and his aides are set to return to Nigeria from Europe tomorrow.”

Tinubu embarked on his trip on April 23, 2024, departing Abuja for The Netherlands for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

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.

As earlier announced by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, 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.

Tinubu Finally returns home

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.

After the summit, however, the President did not return to the country immediately.

Although no official statement was issued on the President’s further engagements, sources within the Presidency confirmed that he proceeded to London for a private visit and was billed to return last weekend.

Tinubu embarked on a similar private visit to London between June 24–28, 2023, where he met his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He had attended the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact days earlier.

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.

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