Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, says the May 29 handover ceremony should be more focused on informing Nigerians about the direction the new government will be taking instead of the usual outlandish fanfare Nigerian political ceremonies are made of.
The governor says this is how inaugurations are marked across the world.
“I think we should do what normal countries do as regards inauguration. There
should not be too much fanfare about this. We should understand that the tenure of the current administration will end on the midnight of May 28.
“A new President and new government are in office subject to the constitutional requirement of Section 140 of the constitution to declare their assets and take their oath of office. So, essentially, what people see during the day is ceremonial.
“The law has taken its course at midnight. So, that is the most important thing. So, I hope at various state levels and national level, we will hear indicative directions about which way we are going (on inauguration day),” Fashola said.
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