Mr Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, gave similar assurance at his inauguration in 2015.
has promised to govern according to the Nigerian constitution and the rule of law, a promised departure from the path toed by his predecessor.
In the first few months in office, the Buhari administration disobeyed a series of court orders granting bail to a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, and the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu. In its dying days in office, the Buhari administration pursued an unpopular naira swapping policy in arrogant insensitivity to untold hardship it brought on millions of Nigerians.that directed him and the Central Bank of Nigeria to recognise the legal tender status of old naira notes they had withdrawn from circulation without adequate replacement with their new versions.
He said, “In the coming days and weeks, my team will publicly detail key aspects of our programme. Today, permit me to outline in broad terms a few initiatives that define our concept of progressive good governance in furtherance of the Nigerian ideal:“Nigeria will be impartially governed according to the constitution and the rule of law.
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