Bola Tinubu inauguration: Nigeria to swear in new president

The adjacent president of Africa's largest democracy, Nigeria, is owed to beryllium sworn successful connected Monday.

Bola Tinubu, 71, won February's predetermination with a committedness to renew anticipation - but helium faces pugnacious economical and information challenges.

He volition instrumentality implicit from two-term President Muhammadu Buhari amid a precocious ostentation rate, grounds indebtedness levels and expanding cases of kidnap-for-ransom.

Mr Tinubu's triumph is being challenged successful tribunal by his 2 closest rivals.

They accidental the result was manipulated.

But the outgoing president, who did not tally successful the predetermination aft 8 years successful power, said the results were "credible" and the ballot was "fair and transparent".

Dignitaries from crossed the continent, including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, are expected astatine the swearing-in ceremonial successful the capital, Abuja, reflecting the value of the event.

Mr Tinubu whitethorn person small clip to celebrate. Nigerians expect swift action.

Inflation is moving astatine its highest complaint for astir 18 years, 1 successful 3 radical are unemployed and the output of the captious lipid manufacture is shrinking.

He volition person to determination rapidly to person radical who did not ballot for him that helium is up to the task.

The trained accountant is improbable to beryllium fazed by the challenges. As a two-term politician of Lagos, helium revitalised Nigeria's commercialized hub - nary casual occupation - and is good alert of the issues.

His allies accidental helium volition instrumentality the aforesaid technocratic and thoughtful attack to moving Nigeria, a immense state of much than 200 cardinal people.

But opponents of the incoming president accidental helium has mislaid the vitality helium utilized to forcefully modernise Lagos.

Since the predetermination helium has travelled overseas twice, raising questions astir his health. In 2021 helium spent months successful London being treated for an undisclosed illness.

He has brushed disconnected the criticism, saying the occupation does not necessitate the fittingness of an Olympic jock - and his associates are speedy to punctual everyone that US President Joe Biden is older, astatine 80.

But if the candidates who came 2nd and 3rd - Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - successful February's statesmanlike predetermination person their mode past Mr Tinubu whitethorn not beryllium successful powerfulness for precise long.

The predetermination tribunal is expected to commencement proceeding the main arguments connected Tuesday and the result of the lawsuit should beryllium known wrong the adjacent six months.