Barely 24 hours after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu assumed official duties at his office at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that Tinubu, who hosted at least 40 Heads of State at the Banquet Hall on Monday afternoon, assumed at his office on Tuesday (today).
His motorcade pulled up at the forecourt of the Villa at 02:38 pm Tuesday where he was received by Vice President Kashim Shettima; Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari; and the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar.
Others present the president include former Lagos State Commissioners – Wale Edun; Dele Alake and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), James Faleke.
Minutes before his entrance, the President inspected the Quarter Guard at the presidential gate.
After his first meeting today, the president is expected to announce key principal officers of the new administration including his Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Security Adviser, and Spokesperson.
