The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, March 5th visited the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, at his palace
Tinubu made a triumphant entry into Lagos where he was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters and party members as he disembarked from his private jet at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja.
Amongst the people who received him at the airport were the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde; former Lagos Deputy Governor, Femi Pedro; Senator Musiliu Obanikoro among others.
He then proceeded to the Iga-Iduganran Palace where the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, some other traditional rulers in the state and White Cap chiefs were already waiting.
His visit is coming five days after the former Lagos State governor was announced the winner of the contentious presidential poll held on February 25.
Tinubu had polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, who had 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes respectively.
Addressing the crowd gathered inside the palace, the President-elect likened the primary and general elections he went through to a World Cup tournament which was tricky and unpredictable.
He therefore thanked God and the people for his eventual victory, while reassuring Nigerians that he would not disappoint them.
In his response, the Oba of Lagos described Tinubu as a special breed, “who is destined for leadership at the very top”.
