At exactly 4:36pm, the plane conveying President
Muhammadu Buhari touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe
international airport in Abuja.
Buhari spent four minutes inside the aircraft before
disembarking.
He was welcomed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo,
Abba Kyari, chief of staff, service chiefs and some of
his aides.
Buhari took salute from the presidential guards’
brigade while cultural groups sang and danced to
welcome him back home.
The president, who appeared in traditional attires with
a cap to match, walked into the presidential lodge
where he spent about two minutes before departing for
the presidential villa.
Among the governors who were on the ground to
receive him were Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abdulaziz
Yari (Zamfara), Muhammed Abubakar (Bauchi),
Abubakar Bello (Niger), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) and
Barnabas Bala, deputy governor of Kaduna.
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, and
Lawal Daura, director-general, Department of State
Security (DSS) were also there.
The president spent 103 days in London treating an
undisclosed ailment.
Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on
media and publicity, had announced that Buhari would
address the nation by 7am on Monday.
TheCable
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