Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been listed in Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in the World 2023.
The former Lagos Governor and the United States President, Joe Biden were among the 19 leaders category on the TIME 100 list.
The Magazine described Tinubu as a longtime political power broker, who according to them, helped Nigeria to restore democracy in 1999 after fighting military rule, LEADERSHIP Newspaper reports.
“Winning an election in Africa’s most populous country is no easy feat. But Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has had nearly two decades to prepare.
Called Jagaban, or “leader of the warriors” by his supporters, the now 71-year-old ran in a presidential election for the first time this March,” the Magazine wrote.
