Bola Tinibu takes over as president of Africa’s largest economy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented economic and security challenges. (Image credit: Ben Curtis/AP)
Nigeria’s new president will immediately face pressures from within his party, the opposition, and the majority of voters who didn’t back him.
For Tinubu, it’s the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But the elections have been criticized over logistical failings and violence that suppressed the vote. (Image credit: Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images)
Editor’s Notes: Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, February 25 to elect the country’s next president. The top three contenders in the election are Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party, former vice-president Atiku Abubakar who is representing the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), and Bola Tinubu, representing the All Progressive Congress(APC) party. Current President, Muhammadu Buhari…