Nigeria Is Swearing In Its New President Rtr Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

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Retired General Muhammadu Buhari is to be inaugurated as Nigeria’s next president today in Abuja, Nigeria. Buhari won the Presidential Election conducted in March, 2015 that saw him dislodge the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, who was running for his second term in office.

Analysts say that Buhari had the upper hand on Jonathan due to his military background, that voters saw him as the better candidate to tackle the deadly Boko Haram Islamist military group. Other things on his to-do list include addressing the fuel scarcity currently crippling the economy of Africa most populous nation. Others are as shared below by Nigerians on the ground:

 

The following are some of the tweets being made around the world about this important Nigerian moment.

 

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