BREAKING: Tinubu Among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2023

BREAKING: Tinubu Among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2023

Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been listed among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year 2023 Time magazine.

Time Magazine’s yearly list of the 100 most influential people in the world recognises people for changing the world, regardless of the consequences of their actions.

The 2023 list released on Thursday categorised individuals into pioneers, leaders, titans, artists, innovators, and icons.

Tinubu, who won the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria, was listed alongside United States President, Joe Biden; Brazil President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska; amongst other world leaders.

Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election on February 25th ahead of his rivals People’s Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

The APC candidate polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat fellow contenders – Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 votes, Labour Party’s Peter Obi had 6,101,533 votes to come third and candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso with 1,496,687 votes.

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Time magazine while selecting Tinubu as one of its 100 most influential people of 2023 said 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 said of Tinubu.

“His campaign slogan, “It’s my turn,” was a nod to his role as a longtime political power broker. Tinubu helped restore the country’s democracy in 1999 after fighting military rule and then served two consecutive terms as governor of Lagos.”

“Tinubu now faces a litany of crises in a fractured nation, including deep-rooted corruption, religious insurgencies, and shortages of cash, fuel, and power in a crumbling economy.”

Nigeria’s President-elect, however, seems aware of his inheritance: “[Nigeria] is one country and we must build it together,” he said in his acceptance speech.

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