Buhari to Return from the UK today

Victoria Ogunrinde

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday (today) from the UK.

Buhari is due to land at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja by 5 pm after a two-week visit to the United Kingdom during which he attended an international summit on education and saw 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.

It stated: “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 few days for his medical check-up.

Buhari on Thursday 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.