Tinubu

The Federal Government guaranteed that the transfer of power from President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to President-elect Bola Tinubu will take place peacefully and smoothly on Tuesday.

This occurred at the same time as the administration claimed to have finished renovating the offices of the President and Vice President-elect.

Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Transition Committee, emphasised to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja that legal action would not prevent the hand-over ceremony from taking place.

He said, “The committee has been active and the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect has been completed.

“The facility at the Defence House is ready. Security personnel of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force have also been deployed to the President and Vice-President elect.

“Protocol officers have also been assigned to both the President-elect and Vice-President-elect from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Intelligence Agency.

“The transition process is on course and all efforts are being made to ensure that it is smooth. On May 29, there would be a peaceful formal transfer of power to the new President.”

Mustapha pointed out that it was the security subcommittee’s job to make sure the handover wasn’t interrupted.

He said, “All litigation, whether resolved or not, will not in any way stop the process.  The President is not spending a day extra in office.  The security committee has the responsibility to ensure that nothing happens to truncate the transition process. Nigerians are very law-abiding people.

“Whoever has lost an election, there are provided avenues for those people to make whatever legal inquiry they want to make but the process would continue unabated.  We would not create another constitutional crisis. On May 29, the hand-over will take place.”

As part of the transition, Mustapha added that the FG delegation to the World Bank’s Spring conference would include four members of the President-staff. elect’s

Nonetheless, he disclosed that the president-elect had named Wale Edun and Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu to the transition committee.

Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, arrived in Lagos on a private plane on Sunday and was met by a sizable gathering of party members and supporters after touching down at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja.

The news comes five days after the disputed presidential election held on February 25 was declared won by the former governor of Lagos State.

With 8,794,726 votes, Tinubu defeated Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, Tayo Ayinde, the chief of staff, Femi Pedro, a former deputy governor of Lagos, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Muiz Banire, a former commissioner for the environment in Lagos, and Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, a woman leader in the state, all met Tinubu at the airport.

The president-media elect’s advisor, Tunde Rahman, revealed this in a statement on Sunday.

The delegation headed to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu AkioluIga-Iduganran ,’s palace shortly after Rahman’s arrival, where the ruler and traditional white cap chiefs were waiting, according to Rahman.

TInubu told the little audience assembled within the palace that he would not let them down.

He promised the people that he would work tirelessly for Nigeria and would never let them down.

He thanked God and the people for allowing him to win, while comparing the difficult and unpredictable primaries and election to a World Cup.

Akiolu responded to the president-homecoming elect’s by describing him as a unique breed “who is destined for leadership at the very top.”

Oba Saheed Elegushi, the king of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, and Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, the oniru of Iruland, were also there.

Christian Conscience Group, a non-denominational organization, has asked the president-elect to address Nigerians’ suffering as soon as he takes office.

Christian Conscience Group, a non-denominational organization, has asked the president-elect to address Nigerians’ suffering as soon as he takes office.

The group highlighted topics Tinubu must address as being security, food, basic infrastructure, and employment for young people.

This was contained in a statement, titled, ‘Be A Father Of All, Group Tasks Asiwaju,’ and signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Tunji Oguntuase.

“Don’t be a winner-takes-all President, but form a government of inclusiveness where Nigerians will have sense of belonging,” it added.