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Sen. Bola Tinubu has been sworn-in as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at a ceremony on Monday in the Eagle Square, Abuja.
The Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office to the President Shortly after Kashim Shettima took his oath of office as Vice-President.
TInubu, who was declared winner of the Feb. 25 presidential election, succeeds Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s seventh consecutive democratic transition.
The event was witnessed by Wife of the President, Remi Tinubu and Wife of the Vice-President, Nana Shettima.
Other witnesses include 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.
Also at the swearing-in ceremony were former Head of State, 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, members of the clergy.
The event 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.
Presidents who attended the ceremony include Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Macky Sall of Senegal; Paul Kagame of Rwanda, George Weah of Liberia, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
Others are Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Adama Barrow of The Gambia, Paul Biya of Cameroon, Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia and Mahamat Déby, the Transitional President of Chad, among others.
Many other countries were represented in official capacities.
Buhari and the immediate past Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, departed from Abuja for Daura and Lagos respectively.