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Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared winner of the last presidential election has been sworn in as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the swearing in marks the start of the first four-year term of President Bola Tinubu with Senator Kashim Shettima as Vice President.
President Tinubu, accompanied by his wife, Oluremi, was sworn in along Vice President Shettima on Monday, May 29 2023 in an elaborate event, held at the Eagle Square, Abuja while newly elected Governors were sworn into office in State capitals.
TNG reports Tinubu won the February presidential election, defeating presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, Peter Obi.
Seventy-one-year old Tinubu, who was a former Lagos State Governor, took the oath of office as president administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to the admiration of his supporters who thronged venue of the inauguration.
The swearing in ceremony was attended by many figures from the world of politics, including a US presidential delegation led by Marcia Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The event was witnessed by the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu and wife of the Vice- President, Nana Shettima
Others at the event, were Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, outgoing Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, members of the outgoing Federal Executive Council and members of the National Assembly.
There were also former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of Police, members of the diplomatic corps, traditional rulers, clergies at the event.
The ceremony also featured formal hanging over of flags by the outgoing president, lowering of flags, parades, inspection of guards, air display, cultural troupe displays and gun salute/national salute.
World leaders who attended the ceremony included President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Macky Sall of Senegal, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, George Weah Liberia, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
Others were Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Mahamat Déby, the Transitional President of Chad, Adama Barrow of The Gambia, Paul Biya of Cameroon and Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, among others.
Many other countries were represented in official capacities.
Buhari and the immediate past Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, had departed Abuja for Daura and Lagos respectively.
TNG reports the 2023 presidential inauguration was heralded by a colourful military parade which received the service chiefs, CJN, Vice President and President as they arrived.
However, the PDP, Labour Party and their respective presidential candidates are currently challenging the outcome of the election that produced Tinubu as president.