The Nigerian presidential election tribunal is set to make a decision on Wednesday about whether Bola Tinubu will remain as president.
This comes after two of his rivals raised concerns about his victory in the disputed February election.
In the past, there have been many legal challenges to the outcomes of Nigerian presidential elections, but none have succeeded.
Most political experts believe that the tribunal will confirm Tinubu’s win.
Atiku Abubakar from the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi from the Labour Party have gone to court to try and invalidate the election.
They claim there were irregularities and accuse the electoral body of breaking the law by not using electronic machines to record polling station results, among other complaints.
The tribunal, which is based in the capital city of Abuja, has the authority to cancel an election and order a new one, among other actions.
Even if the tribunal confirms Tinubu’s victory, Atiku and Obi can still make a final appeal to Nigeria’s highest court, the Supreme Court.
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This appeal must be completed within 60 days from the date of the tribunal’s decision.
Before the tribunal’s ruling, the military had set up checkpoints on major roads into Abuja, where they are randomly checking commuters and vehicles.
Tinubu is currently in India for a G20 Summit, and he has defended his victory.
He says he is focused on improving the economy.
He has made changes such as removing a popular but expensive petrol subsidy and ending currency controls.
However, convincing Nigerians to accept these difficult changes has been a challenge.
The 71-year-old leader faces opposition from labor unions, who began a two-day strike on Tuesday and plan for an indefinite strike starting on September 21.
Tinubu inherited a number of serious issues from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
These problems include slow economic growth, high unemployment, the highest inflation rate in two decades, a large amount of debt, significant oil theft hurting government revenues, and widespread insecurity.
Tinubu’s ability to address these urgent problems requires public support.
However, he received the fewest votes ever won by a Nigerian president since the country returned to democracy in 1999, which limits the goodwill towards him.
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