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:

· The official swearing-in ceremony will take place at Eagle Square in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

· The outgoing President and his Vice will take their last salutes.

· 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 of Nigeria.

· Upon Tinubu’s swearing-in, he will take his first salute and inspect the Guards of Honour.

· The immediate past President will hands over new colours to the new President & instrument of office.

· 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.

· The theme for the inauguration is, ‘Nigeria: Better Together’.

· A handful of world leaders, including Heads of State, will to grace the inauguration of the President-elect.

· 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. (The Nation)

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