- Bola Tinubu, — former governor of Lagos State, home to the most populous city in Africa — has been sworn in as Nigeria’s president following a heavily contested election.
- Tinubu’s promises of economic growth and strengthened national security have been likened to those of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who had been criticized for largely failing to deliver on them.
- “There is already a very substantial loss of confidence in the government as a protector of citizens,” noted International Crisis Group advisor Nnamdi Obasi. “If the new government fails to act very decisively, we would have more people seeking their own self-help and protection.”
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as president of Africa’s most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others skeptical that his government would perform better than the one he succeeded.
The former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, Tinubu, 71, was…
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