Buhari Takes Office Vowing to Fight Nigeria Graft, Militants
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Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari took office as Nigeria’s elected president, pledging to crack down on corruption, improve electricity supplies and defeat the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.
In a speech after his inauguration Friday, Buhari, 72, praised Nigerians and his opponent in March elections, Goodluck Jonathan, for ensuring the West African nation’s first peaceful transfer of power from a ruling party to the opposition.