For much of his political career, Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has exerted power from behind the scenes, widely regarded as a 'godfather' who uses an extensive patronage network to back candidates for office.
"I am not the party," he said. "My track record should speak for me. Look at Lagos: Before I came, we had dead bodies on the road, a chaotic traffic system, robbery daytime and nighttime."
Few doubted Tinubu's well-resourced campaign would triumph in a country in which the ruling party has a major advantage, despite strong challenges from Atiku Abubakar, of the former ruling People's Democratic Party , and Peter Obi, of the insurgent Labour Party.Tinubu supporters portray him as an effective administrator with a track record of picking competent technocrats.
A biography on his campaign website says Tinubu was born in Lagos in 1952, to a Muslim family from the Yoruba ethnic group, the majority in southwest Nigeria. Others say he is much older. He first got involved in politics in the 1990s and was elected governor of Lagos when military rule ended in 1999. He served two terms.
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