Nigeria elects a new President
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Nigeria elects a new President

On February 26th, 2023, Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election, held on February 25th, 2023. Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor and candidate of the ruling party, the APC, won the election on his first attempt, becoming Nigeria’s fifth elected president since 1999 and the 16th leader since the country gained independence in 1960.

Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes, defeating his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who polled 6,101,533 votes. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) came fourth with 1,496,687 votes.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there were 93,469,008 registered voters for the election, while 25,286,616 voters were accredited. The total valid votes were put at 24,025,940, while the total rejected votes were 939,278. The total number of votes cast was 24,965,218.

In his acceptance speech, Tinubu expressed his gratitude to voters and promised to fulfill his mandate. He won the election in 13 states, while Atiku won in 9 states, Obi in 12 states, and Kwankwaso in only Kano State.

Videos from Abuja showed Tinubu’s supporters cheering and celebrating his victory.


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