NEMBE, Nigeria — Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria. He defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, widely criticized for his administration’s tepid response to rampant religious violence, corruption and inequity.
With all eyes now on Buhari to bring a much-needed sea change to Nigeria, meet a forgotten segment of society struggling to create a new narrative for one of the continent’s most important economies and one of its most turbulent countries.
