Tinubu arrives in Lagos ahead of ECOWAS 50th anniversary 

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos ahead of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 50th anniversary.

The presidential plane conveying Tinubu landed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja at 4:15 pm on Tuesday.

The president was received on arrival by a delegation led by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

There was also a military honour for the president.

Tinubu will join other regional leaders and dignitaries to celebrate the 50-year existence of the regional bloc.

In a statement, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that Tinubu, Chairman of ECOWAS, will highlight the economic bloc’s milestones at the event.

While in Lagos, Tinubu will on Saturday also inaugurate some projects undertaken by his administration.

Among them are Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Lekki Deep Sea Port Tax Credit Concrete Road, the flag-off of Section II of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, and the 7th Axial Road.

Tinubu will observe the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the State House, Dodan Barracks, before returning to Abuja.