{"id":43314,"date":"2023-05-29T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kagame-receives-warm-welcome-to-tinubu-swearing-in-ceremony"},"modified":"2023-05-29T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:11:55","slug":"kagame-receives-warm-welcome-to-tinubu-swearing-in-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-receives-warm-welcome-to-tinubu-swearing-in-ceremony","title":{"rendered":"Kagame Receives Warm Welcome to Tinubu Swearing-in Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame was this evening welcomed in Abuja, Nigeria, where he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside other Heads of State from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>On March 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria declared Tinubu winner of the 2023 presidential election. He was declared president-elect after polling 8,794 votes to defeat his opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Candidate of All Progressive Congress, Tinubu won the disputed election with 36.61% of the vote, 8,794,726 total votes. Runners-up were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of People Democratic Party, and former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi from Labour Party. \u2018<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu is replacing Muhammadu Buhari who ruled over Nigeria between May 2015 and March 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. President Paul Kagame was this evening welcomed in Abuja, Nigeria, where he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside other Heads of State from around the world. 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