Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After One-Month Absence

LAGOS, NIGERIA  —Former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Nigeria.

The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC returned to the country on Sunday, about a month after he left.

Tinubu was sighted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, in company of some of his aides.

Various news media had reported on January 3 that he was hospitalised in Paris, France, after falling ill.

There were speculations that he tested positive for COVID-19 but his media team later denied such reports.

“Asiwaju is healthy and does not have COVID-19,” Tunde Rahman, his spokesperson, had said.

“He took his annual trip and as part of the preparation for the trip he took a COVID-19 test which was negative. Since the advent of the pandemic Asiwaju has always done his level best to observe, as strictly as humanly possible, all government advice and safety protocols to prevent the spread of the virus and to keep himself and those around him safe from harm.”

There are reports that the APC national leader would contest the 2023 presidential election.

Although Tinubu has not publicly declared his interest in the highest office in the land, his allies and associates have started campaigning.