Tinubu returns to Nigeria — weeks to swearing in

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, has returned to the country after spending one month abroad.

He touched down with his wife at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 4:30 pm on Monday.

Tinubu departed the country after the March 18 governorship election and remained abroad since then.

His return to the country comes less than a month to his swearing in as Nigeria’s president.

The former Lagos governor will be sworn in as president on May 29 and will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari who would be completing his two terms of eight years.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the presidential election held on February 25.

He defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

The result of the election, however, has continued to elicit intense backlash, with many alleging irregularities in the process.