“I Will Treat Obi, Atiku With Respect”, Says President Tinubu

By Gom Mirian

The just sworn-in Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he will extend the courtesy worthy of a fellow compatriot to his opponents in the February 25 election that brought him to power.

A 71-year-old Tinubu who disclosed this at his inaugural ceremony in Abuja on Monday, also argued that Nigeria had not had a better election that the recently concluded one in its history.

He said: “My victory does not render me more Nigerian than the rest of you. It also does not render my opponents less Nigerians than me. I will treat my opponents, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, as important compatriots,” Tinubu said in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja.

Meanwhile, the outgoing president, Mr. Muhammad Buhari described Tinubu as a “worthy partner and friend”.

“To my Predecessor, let me say this. Mr. President, former, you have been a worthy partner and friend. You have given Nigeria your best, may history be kind to you,” Tinubu said in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja.

About an hour earlier, the former Lagos Governor had taken the oath of office as the 16th President of Nigeria alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima

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