Tinubu Lands In Nigeria Ahead Of May 29 Inauguration

• Tinubu left Nigeria on March 21 for France and Saudi Arabia to undertake rest, according to his team.

• His return to the country sets the stage for his swearing in as president later next month.

• He has appointed his transition committee, which is in charge of the smooth transfer of power from President Muhammadu Buhari.

Eko Hot Blog reports that President-elect Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria a little over a month after leaving the country for Paris, France to rest.

The president-elect also visited Saudi Arabia to participate in the Lesser Hajj.

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He landed in Abuja on Monday afternoon ahead of his inauguration as Nigeria’s next president on May 29, 2023.

Tinubu was elected president in the February 25 election.

He defeated his closest rivals, Peter Obi of the Labour (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Congress (PDP).

Obi, Atiku, and some other candidates have challenged the president-elect’s victory before the presidential election petition tribunal.

They want the tribunal to nullify Tinubu’s declaration as president-elect.

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The case, which is expected to reach the Supreme Court, is not unlikely to be concluded before May 29, when the former Lagos governor is set to be sworn in as the president of Nigeria.

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