Inauguration: Tinubu and APC leaders visit the Maison de la Défense
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President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima, along with other APC stakeholders, visited the House of Defense, Maitama, on Wednesday to inspect the facilities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Defense House will serve as the official operational base of the President-elect until May 29, when he will be sworn in as the country's 16th democratically elected President.
Mr. Tinubu was also accompanied during the visit by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; APC National President Abdullahi Adamu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Senate Vice President Ovie Omo-Agege, among others.
From Defense House, Mr. Tinubu will receive briefings and hold key meetings as president-elect when he finally moves in.
This is not a new development, as outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari also stayed at the same property months before his inauguration on May 29, 2015, before moving into his official residence in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Mr. Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday on his private jet, accompanied by his wife, Oluremi, and son, Seyi, after a month-long trip to Paris.
The president-elect, who left Nigeria on March 21 for Paris on vacation after a turbulent campaign and election season, said he was back strong and ready to work.
He was quoted in a statement by one of his media aides, Tunde Rahman, as saying, "I am ready for the task ahead of me.
“I have rested; I am refreshed and ready for the task ahead, forget what rumor may have told you. I am strong; very strong.’’
On his plans for the country, Mr. Tinubu said he had been consulting and planning, with a view to building a strong team, so that he could get started on track once he took his functions on May 29.
Since his return home, Mr. Tinubu's residence in Asokoro district of Abuja has been a hive of activity as APC stakeholders, including Mr. Adamu, its National Chairman, have continued to rush for consultations.
The country's electoral body, INEC, on March 1 declared the former governor of Lagos State the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
However, his victory is being challenged in court by about five parties and a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru.
(NAN)
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President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima, along with other APC stakeholders, visited the House of Defense, Maitama, on Wednesday to inspect the facilities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Defense House will serve as the official operational base of the President-elect until May 29, when he will be sworn in as the country's 16th democratically elected President.
Mr. Tinubu was also accompanied during the visit by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; APC National President Abdullahi Adamu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Senate Vice President Ovie Omo-Agege, among others.
From Defense House, Mr. Tinubu will receive briefings and hold key meetings as president-elect when he finally moves in.
This is not a new development, as outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari also stayed at the same property months before his inauguration on May 29, 2015, before moving into his official residence in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Mr. Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday on his private jet, accompanied by his wife, Oluremi, and son, Seyi, after a month-long trip to Paris.
The president-elect, who left Nigeria on March 21 for Paris on vacation after a turbulent campaign and election season, said he was back strong and ready to work.
He was quoted in a statement by one of his media aides, Tunde Rahman, as saying, "I am ready for the task ahead of me.
“I have rested; I am refreshed and ready for the task ahead, forget what rumor may have told you. I am strong; very strong.’’
On his plans for the country, Mr. Tinubu said he had been consulting and planning, with a view to building a strong team, so that he could get started on track once he took his functions on May 29.
Since his return home, Mr. Tinubu's residence in Asokoro district of Abuja has been a hive of activity as APC stakeholders, including Mr. Adamu, its National Chairman, have continued to rush for consultations.
The country's electoral body, INEC, on March 1 declared the former governor of Lagos State the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
However, his victory is being challenged in court by about five parties and a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru.
(NAN)
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