BREAKING: Election officials declare ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of Nigeria's presidential election, with the two leading opposition rivals already demanding a revote in Africa's most populous nation
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 70, is a long-time political kingmaker, who ran on his record as Lagos state governor from 1999 to 2007.
Tinubu, candidate for All Progressives Congress , won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition Peoples Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar and 6.1 million for Labour Party's Peter Obi, according to results.With President Muhammadu Buhari stepping down, many Nigerians hoped a clean vote would open the way to a leader able to tackle insecurity, ease economic malaise and manage poverty in the country.
The winning candidate has to garner the most votes nationally, but also score at least 25 percent in two-thirds of the states — a measure reflecting a country split between a mostly Muslim north and widely Christian south, as well as three main ethnic groups.
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