Tinubu sworn-in as Nigeria’s 16th president

Bola Tinubu

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kayode Ariwoola on Monday swore in Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of Nigeria.

Kashim Shettima was also sworn in as Vice President of Nigeria.

The duo took the oath of office accompanied by their wives.

Tinubu, a former Senator and governor of Lagos State, was declared the winner of the February 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, who polled a total of 6,984,520 votes in the election while Peter Obi of the Labour Party came third in the election with a total of 6,101,533 votes and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP came fourth with 1,496,687 votes.