Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria’s President.
Glamtush reports that President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima have both been sworn in as President and Vice President of Nigeria, respectively.
This online newspaper understands that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola administered the oath of office on Monday to Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima at exactly 10:28am and 10:38am respectively.
“I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria that I will preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. So, help me, God,” the new President swore.
Majestic parade by smartly dressed members of the Armed Forces preceded the oath-taking and swearing in ceremony which was witnessed by Tinubu’s predecessors including Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan.
Tinubu’s wife, Remi; Shettima’s wife, Nana as well as Buhari’s wife, Aisha also witnessed the oath-taking ceremony.
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 (INEC).
Meet Nigeria’s New First Lady
Remi Tinubu is a cleric with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and served as the First Lady of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007.
A lawmaker, Remi represents Lagos Central in the Senate, a position she still occupies.
An advocate of state police, she got into the National Assembly in 2011 and is one of the few women in the red chamber.
Her husband’s ascension to power, however, may change the whole dynamics, a fact the president re-echoed at a public event.
“To my lovely wife, Oluremi Tinubu, you the senators don’t expect her back, she’s going to be my housewife and the First Lady,” the president said in earlier in the year.
Born on September 21, 1960, Remi TInubu was first a teacher before venturing into politiics. She obtained her National Certificate in Education (NCE) at the Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State.
The author of The Journey of Grace – My Faith Walk, later proceeded to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, and bagged a Biology Education degree.
Her marriage with the President is blessed with children.
The wife of the President was the youngest of 12 children born to an Itsekiri mother and a Yoruba father. She grew up in Ogun State in Nigeria’s South-West region.
Nana Shettima
The Nigerian second lady as the wife of the vice president is called was born on July 22, 1975, in Kano State and had previously served as the First Lady of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
Nana is the CEO of the Support for Widows, Orphans and Tsangaya Foundation and Model Orphanage Integrated School, Maiduguri, Borno State.
Married to Shettima in 1988, the second lady earned a degree in English and Literature at the University of Maiduguri.
She is best known for her humanitarian works which have gotten her plenty of accolades. The VP’s wife is a Kanuri by tribe.
