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Covering the Nigerian presidential election and the vote-counting exercise that follows is often a nerve-racking experience. This is because Nigeria’s elections can sometimes be accompanied by violence as groups discredit the results. So it was quite a relief when, at about 4.11am (yes, we were counting the minutes) on 1 March, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was pronounced winner. He polled 36% of the 25 million votes cast. Olayinka Oyegbile describes how the 70-year-old
former governor of Lagos advanced from political kingmaker to president-elect.
The announcement of the results wasn’t completely drama-free. There were protests from some opposition parties. Al Chukwuma Okoli explains that, once inaugurated, Tinubu will have to build legitimacy and quickly demonstrate his ability to run the country. These are just a couple of the key issues the new president must address.
Olayinka Oyegbile recommends five essential books that can guide Tinubu as he takes the reins of a deeply divided and disillusioned country.
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Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos
Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges winner of a disputed 2023 presidential election.
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Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia
With the controversies surrounding his electoral victory, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would need to build legitimacy, goodwill and demonstrate capacity to govern effectively.
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Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos
What a new president needs to know as he takes the reins of a deeply divided and disillusioned country.
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Marlise Richter, University of the Witwatersrand; Monique Huysamen, Manchester Metropolitan University
The repeal of outdated apartheid-era laws would have a far-reaching, positive impact on individual sex workers’ health and well-being.
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Kangacepe Zulu, University of Bolton
Zambia has progressively incorporated green-based policy interventions since the 1960s.
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Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos
Bola Ahmed Tinubu sort vainqueur d'une élection présidentielle contestée en 2023.
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