Buhari wins Nigeria presidential election

Goodluck Jonathan concedes defeat

March 31, 2015 10:57 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:11 pm IST - ABUJA

Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari cheer as they watch news coverage of election results favourable to them on a street in Lagos on Tuesday.

Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari cheer as they watch news coverage of election results favourable to them on a street in Lagos on Tuesday.

Opposition challenger Muhammadu Buhari has won Nigeria's presidential election with 15.4 million votes against incumbent Goodluck Jonathan’s 13.3 million, a Reuters tally of votes in all of 36 States showed on Tuesday.

Mr. Jonathan telephoned Mr. Buhari to congratulate him on winning this weekend's election, a spokesman for Mr. Buhari's All Progressives Congress said.

“At about 5 minutes to 5, President Jonathan called General Muhammadu Buhari, the winner of the elections, to congratulate him,” APC spokesman Lai Mohammed said.

“I think he conceded defeat. There had always been this fear that he might not want to concede but he will remain a hero for this move. The tension will go down dramatically,” he added.

“Anyone who tries to foment trouble on the account that they have lost the election will be doing so purely on his own.”

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