Less than 24 hours to his handover of power, outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari says he’s happy that Nigerians elected Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed him.
Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor is billed to take over from Buhari on May 29 in an elaborate ceremony at Eagle Square, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared him the winner despite protests by the Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP.
The PDP and LP candidates have now challenged the outcome of the election at the presidential election Tribunal.
On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition by Atiku and PDP trying to stop the swearing-in of Tinunu and the vice president-elect, Kassim Sheitima over what they described as the double nomination of Shetima, a former governor of Borno state by his party.
The ruling by a five-man panel of the apex court cleared the coast for the inauguration of a new administration tomorrow.
Speaking in his last national broadcast as the nation’s leader Buhari said he’s happy that the former Lagos governor is the one taking over from him.
According to him, Tinubu is the most qualified and competent of all the candidates that contested the February 25 presidential election.
