{"id":432107,"date":"2011-05-29T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/29\/timeline-of-jonathan%e2%80%99s-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2011-05-29T17:56:39","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T17:56:39","slug":"timeline-of-jonathans-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/29\/timeline-of-jonathans-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline of Jonathan\u2019s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Goodluck Jonathan, Sunday, was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the federal Republic of Nigeria, at a colourful ceremony held at the Eagles Square , Abuja.<\/p>\n

Below is the timeline of the inauguration activities.<\/p>\n

9.04 am. Colour Party carrying Military flags led by Commander, Brigade of Guard, Brigadier- General Emmanuel Atere and Commander, Inauguration, Lt. Col. Isiaka Owolabi Olatunji.<\/p>\n

9.16am. Service Chiefs Take Salute<\/p>\n

9.45am. Speaker Dimeji Bankole arrives<\/p>\n

9.40am. Arrival of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu<\/p>\n

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Jonathan inspecting the parade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

9.55am. Arrival of Senate President David Mark<\/p>\n

9.56am Arrival of Vice President Namadi Sambo<\/p>\n

9.57am. National Anthem for Vice President Sambo<\/p>\n

11.00am. President Goodluck Jonathan arrives<\/p>\n

11.05 am. Opening Christian prayer by His Grace, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, the Primate of All Nigeria, Anglican Communion<\/p>\n

11.14am. Opening Muslim Prayer by Ustaz Musa Muhammed, Chief Imam of National Mosque<\/p>\n

11.20am.\u00a0 President Goodluck Jonathan steps out for the Parade and accompanied by Brigadier-General Atere and Lt. Col. Isiaka Owolabi Olatunji<\/p>\n

11.27am. President returns to Presidential Pavilion<\/p>\n

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Airforce men on parade at the ceremony<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

11.31am Match Past by the Guard led by Lt. Col. Isiaka Owolabi<\/p>\n

12.07pm\u00a0 Special Drill Squad by both Male and Female Soldiers<\/p>\n

12.16pm. Calisthenics Display by 1,050 Children drawn from schools in Nigeria and sang in different languages with very aesthetic display. They dressed in Pink and Blue, white socks, white Canvass, blue, pink, yellow and green white green.<\/p>\n

12. 43pm. Arrival of Chief Registrar of Supreme Court of Nigeria, Sunday Olorundahunsi to the podium for the oath taking ceremony<\/p>\n

12. 44pm The Chief Registrar invites Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu to perform the oath taking function<\/p>\n

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Calisthenics display<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

12.45pm. Vice President Namadi Sambo takes oath of office<\/p>\n

12.50pm President Goodluck Jonathan takes oath of office.<\/p>\n

1.05pm. Presentation of Coat of Arms to President Jonathan by the Chief of Defence Staff through the Commander, Brigade of Guard<\/p>\n

1.07pm. Lowering of old flags, Nigeria and Military symbolic of the end of an era<\/p>\n

1.15pm. Flags and sword presented to President Jonathan<\/p>\n

1.20pm. Hoisting of new flag symbolic of a new era<\/p>\n

1.22 pm. National Anthem<\/p>\n

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From right, Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon; Former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Former Chairman ING, Chief Ernest Shonekan arriving for the Eagles Square for Jonathan’s inauguration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1.24pm. First official engagement of President Jonathan which is the inspection of the parade and wave of hands to the crowd.<\/p>\n

1.35pm.\u00a0 President Jonathan\u2019s Inaugural address<\/p>\n

1.55.pm. 21 Gun Salute<\/p>\n

1.57pm. Closing National Anthem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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