FG rolls out Tinubu’s inauguration activities
The Federal Government on Thursday released schedule of events that will culminate in the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023.
The Chairman, Presidential Transition Council and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the former president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will deliver the inauguration lecture.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, he said the lecture was part of the event lined up for the handover ceremony to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
In the schedule of activities for the 2023 Presidential Inauguration released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the President -elect will be conferred with the highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on May 25, ahead of his May 29 inauguration.
Mustapha, said the inauguration day will kick off with a dinner in honour of the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari on May 23.
Below is the schedule of activities marking the 2023 presidential inauguration:
| Date | Time | Activity | Venue |
| May 18, 2023 | World press conference by the secretary to the government of the federation | The Rotunda hall, ministry of foreign affairs, CBD, Abuja | |
| 23rd May, 2023 | 7:00 PM | Regimental dinner in honour of the commander in chief | Armed forces officers mess |
| 24th May, 2023 | Valedictory federal executive council meeting council chambers | Presidential Villa | |
| 25th May, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Investiture of the president-elect and vice-president-elect with the national honors of grand commander of the order of the federal republic (GCFR) and grand commander of order of the Niger (GCON) respectively and handover of transition documents | State House Conference Centre |
| 26th May, 2023 | 10:00am & 1:30 pm | Public lecture and Jumaat prayer | National mosque |
| 27th May, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Inauguration lecture on the topic: Deepening democracy for integration and development by his excellency, Uhuru M. Kenyatta, former president of Kenya | International conference centre |
| 27th May, 2023 | Children’s day program | ||
| 10:00 AM | 1- Parade | Old Parade Ground | |
| 2:00 PM | 2- Children’s Party | State house conference centre | |
| 28th May, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Inter-denominational church service | National christian centre |
| 28th May, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Inauguration Dinner/Gala Night | State house conference centre |
| 29th May, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Inauguration parade/swearing-in | Eagle square, CBD |
| 29th May, 2023 |