Today, Fate and Destiny Join Together to Place the Torch of Human Progress in Our Very Hands Bola Ahmed Tinubu My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this
nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when
FULL INAUGURAL SPEECH we seem to have reached the limits of our human capacity. This day is bold and majestic yet
bright and full of spirit, as is our precious nation. As a nation, we have long ago
decided to march beyond the dimness of night into the open day of renewed national hope. The question we now ask ourselves is whether to remain faithful to the work inherent in building
a better society or retreat into the shadows of our unmet potential. For me, there is but one answer. We are too great a nation and Continued on page 10
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Tinubu: Subsidy is Gone, Can No Longer Justify Ever Increasing Costs Funds to be re-channelled into better investment in public infrastructure, education, health care, jobs To review naira redesign policy, challenges apex bank on uniform exchange rate Vows to unite Nigeria, says he’ll be president for all Security will be accorded priority, new president declares Presidents of Liberia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Niger, Chad attend inauguration US, China represented UK, US, Saudi Arabia, others hold bilateral meetings with Tinubu Gbajabiamila: Nigeria will witness renewed hope with ex-Lagos governor HURIWAkicks against unilateral petrol subsidy removal Tinubu’s speech didn’t inspire hope, says LP Story on page 10
INAUGURATING PRESIDENT TINUBU... L-R: Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court , Hajo Sarki Bello; President Bola Tinubu taking the oath of office; First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu; immediate Past PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI President Muhammadu Buhari; his wife and former First Lady, Ashia Buhari and their, Son Yusuf Buhari, during the Inauguration ceremony at the Eagles Square, Abuja ….yesterday