Tinubu Arrives in Abuja After Two-Week State Visits to Japan, Brazil

 

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following two-week diplomatic visit to Japan and Brazil.

 

The president arrived Abuja on Thursday morning.

 

A statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja, at exactly 1.30am, on Thursday morning and was received by top government officials.

 

Recall that Tinubu first left Abuja for Japan to attend the ninth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD9.

 

The President then proceeded to Brazil with the view to boosting relations between Nigeria and Brazil.

 

During his visit to Brazil, both countries signed about five Memorandum of Understanding MoU, covering several areas, including energy, agriculture and security.

 

According to the statement, the presidential jet took off from Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 pm (local time).

 

At the airport to bid farewell to the president were the Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte and the Ambassador of Brazil to Nigeria, Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete.

 

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu- Ojukwu and other government officials were also at the airport.