President Bola Tinubu is billed to attend the inauguration of Mahamat Déby as the President of Chad.
Provisional results from Chad’s National Election Management Agency in May indicated that Deby emerged victorious in a closely monitored presidential election.
With over 61 per cent of the votes, Deby’s win obviates the necessity for a run-off with his nearest competitor, Prime Minister Succes Masra, who garnered 18.5 per cent.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying President Tinubu would depart Abuja on Thursday for N’Djamena, the Republic of Chad, for the inauguration.
Ngelale stated that President Tinubu will be joined by high-ranking government personnel during the journey and will come back following the event.
The statement read in part, “The inauguration of President Déby follows his declaration as the winner of the country’s presidential election earlier this month and subsequent affirmation by the Constitutional Court of Chad.
President Tinubu will be accompanied on the trip by senior government officials and will return after the ceremony.”
