President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Nigerian leader and his wife, Oluremi, were received yesterday by Vice President Kashim Shettima and some government officials at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
At departure, at about a few minutes past 4 pm local time, the President and the First Lady were seen off at Bole Addis Ababa International Airport by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed.
The Nigerian leader was also accorded a brief ceremony with military honours at the airport.
It was reported that Tinubu attended the 38th Ordinary Summit of the African Heads of State and Government, which saw the emergence of President Joao Lourenço of Angola as AU chairperson while Mahmoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti was elected as the chairperson of the commission.
Also, at the summit, the Heads of State launched a new theme for the year: Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations, which is to guide the process towards seeking redress for historical injustices done to Africa and
its people.