President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Abuja in the early hours of Sunday after a fifteen-day diplomatic outreach to Saint Lucia and Brazil.
The President who touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 1:30am on Sunday, was received on arrival by some senior members of the administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
At the airport to receive the President were the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu; the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; the Senator representing Sokoto North, Aliyu Wamakko; Minister of State for Works, Muhammad Goronyo; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and other Matters, Kabiru Masari; as well as senior security officers.
It would be recalled that President Tinubu departed Nigeria on Saturday, June 28, for what was described as a strategic outreach aimed at strengthening ties with regions historically under-engaged in Nigeria’s diplomatic matrix.
His first stop was Saint Lucia, where he made a historic visit to build new ties and explore emerging partnerships with Caribbean states.
While in Saint Lucia, President Tinubu interacted with regional leaders under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), reinforcing Nigeria’s growing interest in Caribbean diplomacy and South-South cooperation.
He subsequently proceeded to Brazil to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
On arrival in Rio de Janeiro, a day before the summit, President Tinubu held a bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
