 Thousands of APC supporters and leaders have thumbed the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos to welcome Senator Bola Tinibu, the party's presidential candidate. Tinibu, a former governor of Lagos, is returning to his home state for the first time after he clinched the APC presidential ticket. Tinibu defeated 13 other aspirants, including Vice President Yamiro Shibajo, to clinch the APC ticket for the 2023 presidential election. Some of the personalities who awaited to receive the former governor of the airport were Governor Hope Uzodemma of Emo State, Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzad, APC Lagos State Party Chairman Pastor Canelius Ojelebi, former Minister of Defense Senator Musilio Banikoro, party leaders, local government-area chairman across the state and traditional rulers among others.