Kahim Shettima has been sworn in as the Vice President of Nigeria.
Shettima was sworn in after he took the oath of office administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Monday, May 29, 2023.
The event was witnessed by the wife of the President, Remi Tinubu, and wife of the Vice- President, Nana Shettima
Others at the event were Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; outgoing Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, members of the outgoing Federal Executive Council, and members of the National Assembly.
There were also former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd); former President Goodluck Jonathan; his wife, Patience; the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress National (APC), Abdullahi Adamu; Service Chiefs; and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba; among others.
The ceremony also featured formal hanging over of flags by the outgoing president, lowering of flags, parades, inspection of guards, air display, cultural troupe displays and gun salute/national salute.
World leaders who attended the ceremony included President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Macky Sall of Senegal, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, George Weah of Liberia, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
Others were Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Mahamat Deby, the Transitional President of Chad, Adama Barrow of The Gambia, Paul Biya of Cameroon, and Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, among others.
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