Tinubu, ex-governor of Lagos, in pole position for Nigerian presidency

In a country with a long history of electoral fraud where the ruling party has a major advantage, Tinubu is now the front-runner to be next leader of Africa's most populous nation and top oil exporter

When reporters asked Bola Tinubu last month if his health was good enough for him to serve as president of Nigeria, he responded that he wasn't applying for a job as a professional wrestler or as a cement mixer.

Both combative and evasive, the response was typical of the wily former governor of Lagos State, who was chosen by Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party on Wednesday to be its presidential candidate next year.

In a country with a long history of electoral fraud where the ruling party has a major advantage, Tinubu is now the front-runner to be the next leader