President Bola Tinubu has departed Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Abuja after completing his Umrah (Lesser Hajj) in the holy city of Makkah.
The President’s aircraft departed King Abdulaziz International Airport at exactly 5:13 p.m. Saudi time from the airport’s Royal Terminal, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.
Onanuga disclosed that the President was accompanied to the airport by the Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Consul-General, Muazam Ibrahim Nayaya.
He added that before departing the Kingdom, Tinubu held a brief meeting with the Deputy Governor of Makkah at the Royal Guest Palace located within the airport.