President Muhammadu Buhari
Eko Hot Blog reports that the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima has kicked off with the arrival of outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari.
He arrived the venue, Eagle Square, around 10:05am on Monday, May 29, 2023.
The event started with citation of the National Anthem.
Tinubu and Shettima are set to take their oaths of office as president and vice president of Nigeria.
Tinubu, 71, takes office, two months after being declared winner of the keenly contested February 25 presidential election.
President-elect Bola Tinubu arriving the Eagle Square for his inauguration in company of the SGF Boss Mustapha (Photo: Channels TV)
With 8,794,726 votes, Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) beat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 6,984,520 votes, while Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi, 61, came in third with 6,101,533 ballots.
He is the fifth democratically elected Nigerian President in the fourth Republic.
His predecessors are Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023), Goodluck Jonathan (2010-2015), Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (2007-2010), and Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007).
As Tinubu and his vice president, Kashim Shettima, take their place in the history books, Eko Hot Blog provides you with full coverage of the events of the inauguration here.
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