The President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after about a month trip to France and Saudi Arabia where he performed the Lesser Hajj.
He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja where his plane touched down.
Among those at the airport to receive him were Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Governors Simon Lalong of Plateau state, Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State and a former Governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff.
Speaking to the mammoth crowd who followed him to his residence in Abuja, the President-elect said he was happy to be back after a well deserved rest and feeling refreshed.
The President-elect said he was ready for the task ahead haven consulted and planned for the country.
He said his priority was to put together a strong team that would hit the ground running once he assumed office on May 29.
The President-elect left the country on March 21 for Paris on a vacation and Saudi Arabia after a hectic campaign and election season.
ABUBAKAR BESTU