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As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

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Incoming 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Ahmed Bola Tinubu. [Courtesy BBC]

Tomorrow Ahmed Bola Tinubu will be sworn in as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He takes over from Muhammadu Buhari whose two four-year terms as Head of State expire at midnight.

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote, losing even in his home State of Lagos, the largest city and commercial hub of the Federal Republic. Nigeria's administrative capital is Abuja.

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