President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Tuesday after performing the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia.
It was gathered that the aircraft conveying the president and members of his entourage which took-off from Royal terminal of the King Abdul’aziz International Airport around 2pm landed at the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 6.34pm.
Buhari was welcomed by the president’s chief of staff; Abba Kyari, Minister of FCT, Muhammed Bello, Acting Inspector General of Police , Muhammed Adamu, and other government functionaries were at the airport to welcome the president.
While in Makkah, Buhari, who performed the lesser hajj alongside his wife, associates and aides, also held iftar dinner meetings with prominent Nigerians, including Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The president also had iftar dinner meeting with Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, and Hussaini Adamu, emir of Kazaure, where special prayers were offered for Nigeria to achieve total peace and stability.
