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NIGERIA INAUGURATES NEW PRESIDENT, DEPUTY

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History has
been made in Nigeria today, as at exactly 10.55AM the new President, retired army
general, Muhammadu Buhari, was sworn in. The event held at the Eagles Square in
Abuja the Federal Capital Territory.Past Nigerian leaders as well as other
world leaders converged on the Federal Capital Territory to witness the
inauguration.
Moments
before this, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, a distinguished Nigerian lawyer and Christian
preacher was invited to the podium to be sworn-in as Vice President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This is
Nigeria’s first transfer of power from the ruling party to the opposition since
1999, when democracy was restored after years of military rule.
The All
Progressives Congress (APC) candidates defeated the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) candidates by about 2.6 million votes in the March 28, 2015 Presidential
election. The APC also won majority of the seats in the National Assembly,
giving it full control of the 8th National Assembly.
Buhari won
on the promise that he would eradicate corruption and restore sanity in
government.
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