I’m so so disappointed in the outcome of the presidential election,” said Janet John, who works in customer service at a store in Lagos and had cast her vote for Mr. Obi.

The electoral commission “has disappointed Nigerians, particularly us the youth,” she added. The 25-year-old said she was now working with other Labour Party supporters to collect polling-station results from around the country to look for evidence of potential vote

manipulation. Under Nigeria’s current president, Muhammadu Buhari, who was barred from running again after two terms, the country has been battered by a surge in violence and conflict, and its economy has failed to deliver for most of its people. More than 10,000 Nigerians

were killed in violent incidents last year, including attacks by Islamist terrorists and bandits and clashes between herders and farmers, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, which counts reported deaths among both civilians and combatants.

Scores more have been kidnapped for ransom, which has grown into an industry. International observers from the U.S. and the European Union flagged issues including widespread delays at polling stations.

In par-capita terms, Nigeria’s economy has shrunk by about 30% since 2014 and nearly two-thirds of its citizens live in what the country’s statistics agency calls multidimensional poverty, a measure that also includes access to vital services such as healthcare and education.

Rampant theft and underinvestment have eroded Nigeria’s main export, crude oil, with official production last year averaging around 1.2 million barrels of oil a day, far below its 1.8-million-barrel quota under the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Mr. Tinubu has promised to tackle some of the problems hamstringing the economy. Those include fuel subsidies that, according to the International Monetary Fund, cost the equivalent of 2.2% of gross domestic product last year, and multiple exchange rates caused by a refusal

to float the naira against other currencies like the dollar. The latter, analysts say, has deterred investment because foreign businesses struggle to repatriate profits, while many Nigerian companies find it difficult to import what they need.

Amaka Anku, who heads the Africa practice of political-risk consulting firm Eurasia Group, said that in contrast to Mr. Buhari, who is widely seen as aloof, Mr. Tinubu would likely take a more active role coordinating and communicating government actions, including helping to

to manage conflict in Nigeria’s north. On the other hand, she said, there was a risk that government corruption may increase under Mr. Tinubu, who has faced questions over the source of his substantial personal wealth. In the early 1990s,

Mr. Tinubu forfeited $460,000 after federal authorities in the U.S. alleged that bank accounts in his name held proceeds from possible drug trafficking.

His campaign spokesman has said he was never charged with or convicted of a crime

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