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Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who has served the 16th president of Nigeria since 2023. [1] He was previously the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic. Tinubu spent his early life in southwestern Nigeria and later moved to the United States ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 [a] to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. [1] Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) and former ...
On 27 July 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent Nyesom Wike's name, along with twenty seven others to the 10th Nigerian senate as ministerial nominees. [35] On 31 July 2023, Wike was screened by the senate where he declared that President Tinubu would not regret nominating him as a minister in his cabinet. [36]
The party held its indirect presidential primary on 8 June 2022 in Abuja and nominated Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In mid-June, the APC submitted the name of Kabir Ibrahim Masari—a politician and party operative from Katsina State —as a placeholder vice presidential nominee to be substituted at a later date ...
Kashim Shettima. m. Kashim Shettima Mustapha GCON (born 2 September 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. [ 1 ][ 2 ] He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019. [ 3 ]
Bola Ahmed Tinubu. since 29 May 2023 ... Bola Tinubu is the 16th and current president of Nigeria, ... Presidential candidates run for office with a running mate ...
Cabinet of Muhammadu Buhari. Bola Tinubu assumed office as President of Nigeria on 29 May 2023. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. Ministers were nominated in July, and confirmed by the senate in August 2023.
Atiku Abubakar GCON ((listen ⓘ); born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. [1][2][3] He ran for the office of governor of Adamawa State in 1990 and 1996 unsuccessfully, but won in 1998. [4]