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Tinubu departs Lagos for South Africa

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5 months ago

June 18, 2024

Itohan Abara-laserian

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday departed Lagos at 11.06 a.m. for Pretoria.

Tinubu is to attend inauguration of re-elected South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The president will return to Nigeria after the ceremony.

Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other dignitaries saw Tinubu off at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.

The president was transported in a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft with registration number 9H-GRC.

Tinubu had arrived Lagos on Friday for the Eid-el Kabir festivities.

He had called on Nigerians to make sacrifices that would make the nation great.

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