The president-elect is expected to present his Certificate of Return to President Buhari in Daura.
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Just moments after receiving his Certificate of Return (CoR) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has hopped on the plane to meet President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State
Recall the President had left Abuja for Daura on Thursday, February 23, 2023, to take part in the general elections held on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Meanwhile, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in the early hours of Wednesday declared Tinubu winner of the presidential election having scored a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar who finished second with 6,984,520 votes and Peter Obi who finished third with 6,101,533 votes.
Tinubu, alongside Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, were subsequently presented with Certificate of Return by INEC in a brief ceremony held at the National Collation Centre in Abuja around 4pm.
The former Lagos State reportedly jetted off to Daura immediately after to meet Buhari and also present his Certificate of Return to the outgoing president.
He made the call while speaking shortly after receiving his CoR on Wednesday, where he also expressed his sincere sympathy to those whose preferred candidates failed in the election.
