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Tinubu returns to Abuja after six days in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a six-day stay in Lagos, where he delivered the Independence Day broadcast and visited the Oba of Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-returns-to-abuja-after-six-day-in-lagos/

Tinubu returns to Abuja after six days in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after spending six days in Lagos, ending his annual vacation in Europe. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President departed Lagos for Abuja on Monday evening. During his stay in Lagos, Tinubu delivered his Independence Day broadcast on October 1, marking Nigeria's 66th anniversary, and declared an end to the "age of reform" and the beginning of an "age of prosperity."

He also attended the National Premiere of the documentary "MKO" and visited the Oba of Lagos at his palace.

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