Having held sway in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, for over two decades, within which period he accumulated wealth and influence, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, achieved his lifetime ambition of becoming the country’s president, officially taking over from his ally, President Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu assumed office at a time when the country is battling multiple security, economic and social challenges, with fault lines heightened under Buhari, who many say, took nepotism to unprecedented levels. The election that brought him to power has helped to widen the divisions, even as his same-faith ticket had unnerved many in the Christian community. His job, many agree, is cut out for him: improve the economy, tackle insecurity, and work to unite the country, or finally plunge it into the abyss.
