Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria presidential election

March 01, 2023
Current Context: Bola Tinubu has won Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. He is a former governor of Lagos and a leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party. He got 37% of the vote,while his main rivals got 29% and 25% respectively. 
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria presidential election
  • The election was disputed by the opposition parties, who called it a sham and demanded a rerun. Tinubu based his campaign on his record of rebuilding Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city.
Some of Tinubu's achievements are:
  • He established the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.
  • He built five additional general hospitals in Lagos state to provide better health care services.
  • He initiated several urban renewal projects, such as the construction of new roads, bridges, housing estates and markets.
  • He introduced free education at primary and secondary levels, and increased funding for tertiary institutions.
  • He played a key role in forming the All Progressives Congress (APC), a coalition of opposition parties that defeated the incumbent People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 and 2019 general elections.

Question:

Q.1 Who was Bola Tinubu’s main rival in the 2023 presidential election? 
a. Peter Obi 
b. Atiku Abubakar 
c. Muhammadu Buhari 
d. Goodluck Jonathan

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