Politics
President Tinubu has departed King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Abuja after completing his Umrah (Lesser Hajj) in the holy city of Makkah.
According to a statement by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President’s aircraft took off from the Royal Terminal of the airport at exactly 5:13 p.m. Saudi time.
Onanuga said the Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Consul-General, Muazam Ibrahim Nayaya, accompanied the President to the airport.
Onanuga stated that before his departure, the President held a brief meeting with the Deputy Governor of Makkah at the Royal Guest Palace within the airport.
