UK Financial Times gives damning verdict on Nigeria's presidential election

  • London-based newspaper Financial Times says Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election is “badly flawed”
  • The London-based publication made its stance known in its editorial published on Thursday, March 2
  • It added that Tinubu’s tally of 8.8 million in a country of 220 million people gave him the weakest of mandates

FCT, Abuja – Financial Times of London has described the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria as badly flawed.

According to the publication, the Nigerian election failed to set the example needed for West Africa, where leaders have extended term limits or resorted to seizing power through the barrel of a gun.