Ahead of the Christmas celebrations, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday evening, arrived in Lagos from Abuja and was received at the airport by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, among other dignitaries.
Nigeria’s Presidential Jet NAF 001, which conveyed the president arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 03:55 pm local time.
Others dignitaries who welcomed President Tinubu were Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Barr. Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Head of Service (HoS), Mr Olabode Agoro, Chief of Staff (CoS), Mr. Tayo Ayinde, among others.
Chieftains of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) led by his Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), State Executive Council, and top government officials were also at the airport to receive Mr President, amidst crowd of supporters.
President Tinubu was accompanied by his Principal Private Secretary, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, and other close aides.
The president came into the waiting hands of the Lagos State Cultural Troupe, who treated him to the traditional music and cultural dance of Lagos.
The president moved around the airport and waved at the crowd who came out to welcome him to Lagos for the Christmas celebrations, and later boarded a helicopter from the airport to Dodan Barracks in Ikoyi from where he will move to his private residence in Lagos.