Bola Tinubu, longtime kingmaker in Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, has been declared the winner of the presidential election, an outcome disputed by opposition parties
ABUJA, Nigeria—Bola Tinubu, a longtime kingmaker in Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress and two-time governor of Lagos, has been elected president of Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, the country’s electoral commission said early Wednesday, an outcome that wasMr.
Tinubu won 37% of the vote, ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, who received 29%, according to the commission tally. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, whose candidacy was propelled by young, social-media savvy Nigerians frustrated with an underperforming economy and rising insecurity, got 25%, with the balance going to candidates from smaller parties.
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