BREAKING: Tinubu departs Saudi Arabia for Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has departed Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, also known as the lesser Hajj.

The President also visited the Kaaba, the sacred house of God located within the Holy Mosque in Makkah.

This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on Wednesday.

Tinubu is expected to visit Akwa Ibom State on Friday, November 6, for a one-day working visit, during which he will commission several projects executed by Governor Umo Eno’s administration, including the Arise Palm Resort.

The President will thereafter travel to Rivers State on Saturday, November 7, to attend the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally.

Tinubu had prayed for Nigeria while in Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj.