Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President

On Monday, May 29th 2023, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, took their oaths of office, officially becoming the President and Vice President of Nigeria, respectively.

The responsibility of administering the Oath of Office on Monday was entrusted to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola.

Tinubu, a former Senator and governor of Lagos State emerged as the winner of the presidential election held in February 2023, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Having garnered a total of 8,794,726 votes, the candidate representing the All Progressives Congress emerged victorious over his closest competitor, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received a total of 6,984,520 votes in the election.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party secured the third position with a total of 6,101,533 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP came in fourth with 1,496,687 votes.