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BREAKING: Tinubu departs Lagos for South Africa

President Bola Tinubu departed Lagos at 11:06 a.m. on Tuesday, en route to Pretoria to attend the inauguration of South Africa’s re-elected President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Following the ceremony, President Tinubu will return to Nigeria.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other dignitaries, saw Tinubu off at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja.

The president traveled in a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft with registration number 9H-GRC.

Tinubu had arrived in Lagos on Friday for the Eid-el-Kabir festivities, during which he called on Nigerians to make sacrifices for the nation’s greatness. (NAN)

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