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Buhari Returns to Abuja
* Inspects Guard of Honour at Airport
By Deji Elumoye
President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after a two-week visit to London, the United Kingdom.
His plane, Nigeria Air Force 1, touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at about 18.00 hours on Friday.
On hand to receive him were his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd); Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor; the three service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mohammed Musa Bello.
On arrival, President Buhari inspected a guard of honour mounted by officers and men of the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army before watching displays by cultural troops representing different Nigerian cultures.
Thereafter, the president hopped into an helicopter which took him to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Nigeria Police Force had on Thursday night hinted that President Buhari will return to Abuja on Friday after a two-week visit to the United Kingdom during which he attended an international summit on education, as well as see his private doctors for routine medical check up.
According to a police wireless message dispatched Thursday, all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command were directed to mobilise adequately inward Abuja.
The message stated inter alia: “Mr President will be arriving Abuja from his trip outside the country tomorrow (Friday), the 12/08/2021 by 1700hrs.
“Compol (Commissioner of Police) directs all Sector Commanders and DPOs to deploy adequately inward Abuja. Time in position, 1530hrs.”
President Buhari had left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on July 26 to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025.
The president also spent a few days for his medical checkup.
On Thursday, Buhari paid a visit to former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is said to be recuperating in the United Kingdom.
