Against all odds, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on Monday, May 29. The presidential inauguration is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term. The inauguration takes place for each new presidential term, even if the president is continuing in office for a second term. From independence, Nigeria has had “six substantive presidents and a president-elect”. The six presidents were Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963-1966); Shehu Shagari (1979-1983); Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007); Umaru Musa Yar’adua (2007-2009); Goodluck Jonathan (2009-2015) and Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023). Here is a turn out of events on the Inauguration day: 1. The official swearing-in ceremony will take place at Eagle Square in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. 2. The outgoing President and his Vice will take their last salutes. 3. The Chief Justice will administer the oath of office taken by President-elect Tinubu, and will become the new President and Commander in Chief of…
The presidential inauguration is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term.
The inauguration takes place for each new presidential term, even if the president is continuing in office for a second term.The six presidents were Nnamdi Azikiwe ; Shehu Shagari ; Olusegun Obasanjo ; Umaru Musa Yar’adua ; Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari .1. The official swearing-in ceremony will take place at Eagle Square in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.3.
6. Tinubu will officially mount the rostrum to give his Inauguration speech — the norm since the inauguration of the late Prime Minister, Sir. Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, has been for democratically elected leaders to address Nigerians and inform the nation of their plans and offer words of assurances to the people.8. A handful of world leaders, including Heads of State, will to grace the inauguration of the President-elect.
9. Also expected at the nation’s seventh transition ceremony are past presidents, diplomats, heads of international organisations and prominent Nigerians and representatives of foreign governments and agencies. There will also be a post-inauguration luncheon strictly for the President with his colleague Presidents, Heads of Government and guests at the State House Banquet Hall after the inauguration ceremony.
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