{"id":32235,"date":"2019-05-29T14:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=32235"},"modified":"2019-05-29T14:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:08:24","slug":"buhari-osinbajo-sworn-in-for-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/buhari-osinbajo-sworn-in-for-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari, Osinbajo Sworn In For Second Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have been sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Oath of Office was administered around 10.15 am by the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>President Buhari was on February 27, declared the winner of February 23 presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Returning Officer for the 2019 presidential elections, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat the country\u2019s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, who had 11,262,978 votes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Buhari was first inaugurated as President of Nigeria on May 29, 2015, making it the first time in Nigeria\u2019s history that an opposition candidate was taking over from an incumbent President.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 2019 presidential inauguration, which held at the Eagle Square, was heralded by a colourful military parade which received the service chiefs, CJN, Vice President and President as they arrived.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Buhari and Osinabjo were accompanied to the event by their wives; Aisha Buhari and Dolapo Osinbajo respectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Soon after the swearing-in, there was the lowering and hoisting of National and Defence flags and 21 gun salutes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Afterwards, the president inspected the Guard of Honour and acknowledged cheers from the guests.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The event attracted former and serving state governors.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Others were service chiefs, members of the diplomatic corps, members of the Federal Executive Council, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil Service of the Federation and captains of industry.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7609598950yMail_cursorElementTracker_1559106270058\">Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and other party chieftains were also present.<\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have been sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday in Abuja. 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