The former governor of Lagos State was declared the winner of the February 2023 presidential election by Nigeria’s electorial body, the Independent National Electoral Commission.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th president. Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima took the Oath of Office administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, on Monday, May 29, 2023.
Bola Tinubu, 71, won the election in February on a platform of restoring optimism, but he now faces significant economic and security difficulties. In the midst of severe inflation and record debt levels, he succeeds two-term President Muhammadu Buhari.
