All People’s Congress’ (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has won the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
APC’s Tinubu, PDP’s Atiku Abubakr and LP’s Peter Obi were considered the frontrunners in the elections that was held over the weekend.
After collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 70-year-old Tinubu got 36% of the vote, official results show.
His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%.
Ealier, the opposition parties dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun.
Mr Tinubu is one of Nigeria’s richest politicians, and based his campaign on his record of rebuilding the biggest city, Lagos, when he was governor.
He was nevertheless defeated in the city by Mr Obi, a relative newcomer who mobilised the support of many young people, especially in urban areas, shaking up the country’s two-party system.
Mr Bola Tinubu will now take over the helm of affairs from President Buhari.
He becomes the fifth president after Nigeria ended its military rule.
Source: The Independent Ghana