Office of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has clarified reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate at the February 25 general elections travelled abroad.
According to the press statement issues by Dr. Tunde Rahmon, Tinubu jet out of the country to rest after a rigorous electioneering period and to perform lesser hajj.
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The statement read; “After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration.
“The President-elect left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja for Europe on Tuesday night.
“The President-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London, preparatory to going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) and the Ramadan Fasting that begins Thursday.
“While away, the President-elect will also use the opportunity to plan his transition programme. He is expected back in the country soon.
“We enjoin the media to stop publishing rumours and unsubstantiated claims and to always seek clarifications from our office”.
