The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, who polled a total of 6,984,520 votes in the election while Peter Obi of the Labour Party, came third in the election with a total of 6,101,533 votes.
The statement read partly, “Appointments should also reflect the true commitment of the new government in uniting Nigeria.
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