The President-elect, Alhaji Bola Tinubu, visited Lagos on Sunday, re-assures Nigerians of good governance, saying he would work hard not to disappoint Nigerians .
Tinubu gave the assurance at Iga-Iduganran palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, where the monarch and traditional chiefs were in attendance.
Recall, 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.
Earlier, the President-elect was received at the airport by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde; former Lagos Deputy Governor, Femi Pedro; veteran politician Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; former Commissioner for Environment in Lagos, Muiz Banire and Woman Leader in the state, Jumoke Okoya-Thomas and crowd of APC supporters.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the media adviser to the president-elect, Tunde Rahman stated that shortly after his arrival, the delegation proceeded to the palace of Oba Akiolu.
Addressing the crowd gathered inside the palace, Tinubu reassured Nigerians that he would not disappoint them, saying he would work assiduously for Nigeria and would not disappoint the people.
While thanking God and the people for his victory, Tinubu likened the election to a World Cup tournament which was tricky and unpredictable.
Reacting to his homecoming, Akiolu described the President-elect as a special breed “who is destined for leadership at the very top.”
Other traditional rulers gathered at the palace were the monarch of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Oba Saheed Elegushi and the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal.
