Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu declared president-elect
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu who has been declared the president-elect following elections held on February 25, 2023. PHOTO | KOLA SULAIMON | AFP
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria on Wednesday announced Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress party (APC) as the winner of the highly disputed 2023 Nigeria presidential elections.
According to INEC, Tinubu garnered 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million garnered by opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar while Labour Party's Peter Obi got 6.1 million votes.
