FG Declares Monday, 29th May, Public Holiday.
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.
Nine
things to expect on May 29 inauguration
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 Armed Forces, Federal Republic
4. Upon Tinubu’s swearing-in, he will take his first
salute and inspect the Guards of Honour.
5. The immediate past President will hands over new
colours to the new President & instrument of office.
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 of Nigeria.
7. The theme for the inauguration is, ‘Nigeria: Better
Together’.
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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