Buhari returns to Nigeria ahead of schedule

Bayo Wahab 22:40 - 15 November 2019

Buhari returns to Nigeria after participating in the (Bashir Ahmad/Twitter)

Buhari has been on a 15–day “private visit” in the United Kingdom since November 2, and was due to return on Sunday, November 17.

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria on Friday, November 15, 2019, after his “private visit” to the United Kingdom.

Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad announces the president’s arrival on Twitter.

FLASH: President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja this evening, after a private visit to London, the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/kidwPIMWS3
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) November 15, 2019

He tweets, "President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja this evening, after a private visit to London, the United Kingdom".

The Presidential Jet was said to have touched down around 9:45pm.

Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja, Buhari says he intends to work harder and be accountable to Nigerians.

The President has been on a 15–day “private visit” in the United Kingdom since November 2, and was due to return on Sunday, November 17.

The president’s flight was said to have taken off from Stansted Airport, London, at about 3:27 p.m. Nigerian time.