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Bola Tinubu will increase tension in some parts, reduce it in others

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Nigeria's President-elect Bola Tinubu wielded enormous power in Western Nigeria politics before his election. [AP Photo]

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on May 29 if the courts uphold his election victory.

Tinubu won the highly contested February 25 presidential election with 37 per cent of the total votes. At least two leading opposition candidates have filed separate legal challenges to the election results.

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