Umaru Yar'adua Sworn In As Nigeria President

 



Umaru Yar'Adua was sworn in as Nigeria's new president Tuesday, replacing Olusegun Obasanjo and marking the first peaceful handover from one elected leader to another in the oil-rich country's history.

New president Umaru Yar'Adua, 2nd left holds the Quran as he takes the oath of office in front of Chief Justice Idris Kutigi, right, in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007.

Yar'Adua, whose election was overshadowed by fraud allegations, inherits rampant corruption, a weak democratic record and bad living conditions for ordinary Nigerians.

The inauguration ceremony, at the Eagle Square parade ground in the administrative capital Abuja, was witnessed by African leaders and foreign diplomats -- despite widespead criticism of April's presidential polls.

Yar'Adua, 55 and father of six, won the vote that was considered by most foreign observers to have been rigged by the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).

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