After eight years in the saddle, today, outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari will pass the baton to his ally and successor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was declared winner of the February 25 Presidential Election, having polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his close rivals, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Today’s event climaxes five-day inauguration programmes which kicked off on Thursday with the conferment of the highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Tinubu and a lecture by former Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta.
The federal capital, Abuja is currently agog as world leaders, eminent personalities and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress grace the inauguration of Nigeria’s 16th President.
Also, 28 new and returning governors will be sworn in across the country today. Stay with us as we take you through every moment of the inauguration of a new president and governors as it unfolds from Eagle Square and across 28 states in the country.
