President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and four other Nigerians made the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Time breaks the list into 5 categories – Titans, Icons, Pioneers, Artists and Leaders.
Here is what Aryn Baker, TIME’s Africa bureau chief, has to say about the next President of Nigeria;
Muhammadu Buhari made history in March by becoming the first candidate to oust a sitting Nigerian President through the ballot box. Now he has to live up to voters’ expectations. From battling the Boko Haram insurgency to tackling endemic corruption, Buhari has many challenges ahead. The greatest may be overcoming his past as a military ruler who seized power in 1983. Already the born-again democrat is demonstrating the inclusivity necessary to lead a nation riven by ethnic and religious tensions. “We must begin to heal the wounds and work toward a better future,” he said in his April 1 victory speech. “We do this first by extending a hand of friendship and conciliation across the political divide.” It’s a promising start for a President-to-be who wants to leave a legacy to match the historic conditions of his election.
The Other Nigerians are ;
- Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili
- Bestselling Author, Chimamanda Adichie
- Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and
- Turner Prize-winning painter Chris Ofili.
Kanye West, Bradley Cooper, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Misty Copeland, and Jorge Ramos all represented the different categories getting their own TIME magazine covers.
