Tinubu sworn in as President

Nigeria's 16th president is Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria's 16th President-elect, has been sworn in.On Monday, May 29, 2023, Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, took the Oath of Office administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola. The Independent National Electoral Commission named the former governor of Lagos State the winner of the February 2023 presidential election. Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party competitor, Atiku Abubakar, who received 6,984,520 votes in the election. Peter Obi of the Labour Party finished third with 6,101,533 votes.