BUHARI SETS RECORD WITH NO INAUGURAL SPEECH AT SWEARING-IN

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President Muhammadu Buhari has become the first democratically elected leader in the history of Nigeria not to deliver an inaugural speech after his swearing-in.

The President and his Vice Professor Yemi Osinbajo, both took the oath of office between 10 and 11am on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

Since the inauguration of the late Prime Minister, Sir. Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, the practice had been for democratically elected leaders to address Nigerians on their plans and give assurances to the people.

Tafawa-Balewa delivered the first of such speeches on October 1, 1960 after the union jack had been lowered.

Nigeria’s second democratically elected leader, Shehu Shagari, also delivered inaugural speeches on October 1, 1979 and October 1, 1983 upon his reelection.

He was removed in a coup by General.Muhammadu Buhari less than three months into the Third Republic.

In the Fourth Republic, Olusegun Obasanjo delivered his inaugural speech on May 29, 1999, and another on May 29, 2003.

Umaru Yar’Adua’s speech was delivered on May 29, 2007.

Upon Yar’Adua’s death in 2010, his Vice, Goodluck Jonathan, was sworn in on May 6, 2010 after which he gave his speech.

The following year, Jonathan was inaugurated for a fresh term of four years on May 29, 2011, also with an inaugural speech.

In his own inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, Buhari, who made history as the first opposition politician to be voted into power, delivered the memorable speech, ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody’.

However, upon his swearing-in on May 29, 2019, Buhari merely took the oaths of office and allegiance, inspected the guards’ brigade, jumped into his car and left

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