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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Eromo Egbejule, Ope Adetayo, Ruth Olurounbi

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Squandered goodwill how buhari failed nigeria a second time - The Untold Story

President Muhammadu Buhari's time in office is largely seen as full of failures, say analysts, eroding faith in politicians among many Nigerians [File: Drew Angerer/Getty Images]

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has handed over the reins of power to fellow party man Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving charge with a legacy very different to the one voters had hoped for when they elected him eight years ago.

His 2015 victory over Goodluck Jonathan, the first defeat of an incumbent president in Nigerian history, was his second time in power after an August 1985 palace coup ended his 18-month stint as military ruler.

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