President-elect Bola Tinubu
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has travelled out for Umrah in Saudi Arabia, as well to marshal out his transition programme, ahead of the May 29 inauguration.
Mr Tunde Rahman, his Media Aide said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that the President-elect left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos enroute to Europe.
“The President-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London after which he will be going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) and the Ramadan fasting that begins today 23 march.
“While away, the President-elect will also use the opportunity to plan his transition programme,” Rahman said.
He cautioned media organizations against publishing rumours, fake news and unsubstantiated claims, urging them to always seek clarifications from Tinubu’s media office before publishing.
Furthermore, Rahman said the President-elect had directed that all his senior aides and campaign staff to go for a short rest.
NAN/ Zainab .Y .Hamza