May 29: Buhari Leaves Main Residence in Aso Villa, Relocates to Glass House ahead of Tinubu's Inauguration

May 29: Buhari Leaves Main Residence in Aso Villa, Relocates to Glass House ahead of Tinubu's Inauguration

  • Ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, President Muhammadu Buhari and his family have moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa in Abuja
  • First Lady Aisha Buhari disclosed this after taking the incoming First Lady, ‘Remi Tinubu, around the State House
  • During the tour of the Villa, Aisha introduced Mrs Tinubu to the various areas of the house, providing detailed explanations regarding the history and importance of each edifice

FCT, Abuja - Ahead of his handover on Monday, May 29 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have relocated from the main residence in Aso Presidential Villa to the Glass House.

This was disclosed by the First Lady, Aisha, in a video she shared on her official Facebook page after taking the incoming First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, around the Aso villa, Channels TV reported.

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President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have transferred from the main residence in Aso presidential villa to the Glass House. Photo credit: Muhammadu Buhari
Source: Facebook

The Glass House serves as a transitional abode for the outgoing president and his spouse.

Aisha said:

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“I’m advising that the Glass House should maintain its tradition of being a transition for the outgoing president.
“As I am talking to you now, I am residing here with my husband. Only two of us here, I think it should remain so as a norm of the institution and of the house.”

May 29: Remi Tinubu’s tour of Aso Rock

Legit.ng earlier reported that Aisha took Remi on a strategic tour of the Aso Rock presidential Villa.

Aisha and Remi visited some strategic areas of the official residence of the Presidential family in the Aso Rock Villa during the tour on Tuesday, May 9, including the Glass House, which she described as a transitional home of the first family.

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The tour of the outgoing and incoming First Lady was intended to familiarise the incoming first family with the Aso Rock presidential villa.

El-Rufai speaks on 'return' as FCT minister ahead of May 29

Also, ahead of May 29, the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has played down talks of returning as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the administration of the incoming government of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The 63-year-old once served as FCT minister from 17th July 2003 to 27th July 2007 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Abuja residents drag Tinubu to court to Stop his inauguration

Legit also reported that some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, to the federal high court sitting in Abuja, asking the court to stop his inauguration, which was scheduled for May 29.

In the document of the motion shared by a lawyer, Balogun Sofiyullahi, on his Twitter page on Friday, May 12, the applicants want the court to stop Tinubu from being sworn in as the next Nigeria president over his failure to secure 25% of votes in the FCT.

Source: Legit.ng

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