Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria’s president despite court challenges, says minister

Information minister says ‘no basis’ to form interim government, amid claims of February elections being fixed

The Nigerian president-elect, Bola Tinubu, will take office on schedule on 29 May despite court challenges to the election result, the country’s information minister has said.

On a visit to the UK to counter claims that the 25 February elections in Africa’s most populous country had been fixed, Lai Mohammed said there was “no basis” for an interim government to be formed until the court challenges could be resolved.