President-Elect Tinubu Returns to Nigeria From Monthlong Stay in Europe
- Bola Tinubu spent nearly five weeks in France after election
- He’s due to succeed ruling party ally at the end of next month
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Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu returned to the West African country before his inauguration in May, after more than a month away in France.
The former governor of Lagos state landed in the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday, according to a statement by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman. Tinubu is scheduled to take over from his ruling party ally, President Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, after winning a presidential election in February.