Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected again for a second term in Africa's largest democracy
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is a former military ruler seeking a second term on a platform to reduce corruption.
The win was confirmed as Abubakar won in the very last state to declare – Rivers in the south – but could not claw back the deficit. Buhari's spokesman, Garba Shehu, posted a photograph of the president on Twitter, watching the results on television. "#BuhariHasWon," he wrote. Initial results showed Buhari won 15,191,847 votes or 56 percent of the vote while Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party won 11,262,978 votes or 41 percent.
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