Bola Tinubu returns to Abuja after lesser pilgrimage
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Wednesday evening after spending a week performing the lesser Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. He had also been granted access to the inside of the Kaaba with his delegation, according to the Nigerian presidency’s press office.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Wednesday evening, 4 November, after a week-long lesser Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. His Airbus A330-200 landed at 20:53 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, according to the presidency’s press office.
The head of state had left Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport at 17:13 Saudi time. He was welcomed in Abuja by his Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, the ministers of education and state for defence, as well as the inspector-general of police and other officials, according to the presidency.
During his stay, which began the previous Thursday, Bola Tinubu performed Umrah at Mecca’s Grand Mosque. King Salman subsequently granted him access to the inside of the Kaaba, where the president and his delegation prayed for Nigeria’s peace, unity and prosperity, according to Punch. The trip began with Bola Tinubu’s arrival in Riyadh for the lesser Muslim pilgrimage on 29 October.
