It would have been easy for a united PDP to capitalise on an electorate tired of the economic hardship, widespread insecurity and record inflation experienced under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). Welcome to the Pulse Community! By Rachel Chason. February 27, 2023. }; Check your inbox to be the first to know the hottest news. The government redesigned the currency, leading to widespread cash shortages just before the vote. OFEIBEA QUIST: We're outside Lagos now in the neighboring state, Ogun State. March 2, 2023. February 28, 2023 at 10:15 p.m. EST. Nduka Orjinmo - BBC News, Abuja. (v(48,a+" - exec"),k()):v(48,a+" - noexec")})}function h(a){function b(a){var c=/^[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+|[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+$/g;return"function"===typeof a.trim?a.trim():null===a? There are 15 other candidates. const schemaOrgItemList = { Questions about whether Mr. Tinubu attained the presidency fraudulently mean that he will face a legitimacy problem, according to Tunde Ajileye, a partner at SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian risk consultancy. "itemListElement": [] Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russias war in Ukraine. WebFinal NDI Report on Nigerias 2007 Elections XIV. Yes, am I right, ma'am? People definitely have a reason to ask questions, and INEC definitely has a lot of questions to answer, said Tunde Ajileye, a partner at SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based geopolitical intelligence consultancy. Mr Obi from the previously little-known Labour Party ran for the first time, promising to challenge the two-party system. Bola Tinubu, a candidate from the All Progressives Congress party, was declared the winner of Nigerias presidential election. Nigerias ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is leading in the presidential election after results were released in 14 of the countrys 36 states. Lines at a bank in Lagos days before the election. .then(function (registration) { Yes, absolutely, Olawale said. Out of the 36 states and the FCT listed above, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu won 12 while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, also won 12. Ruth Maclean reported from Nigerias capital, Abuja, and Elian Peltier from its largest city, Lagos. Mr Tinubu has won It was helped by voting day problems in opposition strongholds, where election officials often arrived late - in some places three-and-a-half hours after polls should have closed. Bola Tinubu of Nigerias ruling party wins presidential election. We're submitting our case to the court of law. "":(a+"").replace(c,"")}var c=a.getAttribute("data-static-amd-map");if("string"===typeof c){if(""===c)return{}}else return null;if("undefined"!==typeof JSON&&"function"===typeof JSON.parse)return JSON.parse(c);a=/(,)|(\[|{)|(}|])|"(?:[^"\\\r\n]|\\["\\\/bfnrt]|\\u[\da-fA-F]{4})*"\s*:?|true|false|null|-?(?!0\d)\d+(?:\.\d+|)(? Rotimi Olawale, a political analyst and co-founder of Youth Hub Africa, said there were various reasons for election issues. LAGOS, Nigeria Former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won Nigerias presidential election, officials said early Wednesday, marking a victory for the ruling party despite the unpopularity of its outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari. Yusuf Datti-Ahmed, Labour's vice presidential candidate, also called on party members and supporters to be calm. Official websites use .gov
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By 2050, Nigeria is projected to have a population of 440 million, making it the worlds third most populous country, behind China and India. We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted and the shortcomings of technical elements that were used for the first time in a presidential election cycle. hide caption. In the run-up to Nigerias presidential election on Saturday, the ruling party candidates best-known slogan was Emi lo kan, a phrase in the Yoruba language meaning Its my turn.. Not far behind, with 6.1 million, was Peter Obi, who six months ago was not seen as a serious contender in Nigerias traditional two-party race, but who managed to build a formidable campaign that largely grew out of a youth movement formed to protest government abuses and injustice. He was followed by Muhammadu BUHARI with 31.2% of the vote and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OJUKWU with 3.3%. Please be assured of our determination to fight the injustice that has been perpetuated on Nigerians through all legal and peaceful means, the Labour Partys vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, said at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Russia's uncertain democratic future gives it something in common with a nation that held an election over the weekend. (b in h)){var d=m(b,function(){h[b].query.exec([])});h[b]={script:d,query:H(!0)};g(d)}h[b].query.add(a)}},getActialLoading:function(){for(var b in h)if("interactive"===h[b].script.readyState)return b;return null},resolvePath:b,isLoad:function(a){a=b(a,"js",!0);return u(a)&&a in h?h[a].query.isExec():!1},isSpecified:function(a){a= The election came at an inflection point for Nigeria, which is Africas most populous country and rapidly growing. in Lagos Nigerias biggest city a few hours after the election result was announced, James Adah, a 38-year-old network engineer, said he had been waiting to withdraw cash for five hours. The Di National Chairman of Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu don receive results from 14 states so far. Of the total, Mr Obi scored 71,327 votes while Mr Tinubu scored 62,909 votes. 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Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images Its chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the announcement of results would continue. These were the top contenders. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. QUIST: Yes. Nigeria Heads into Election Amid Questions, Nigerians Head to Polls in Chaotic Election, Nuhu Ribadu, Fighting Corruption in Nigeria. The quiet mood in Lagos reflected the overall resignation of many Nigerians, Mr. Adah said. International observer missions from the NDI-IRI and the EU have described the process as lacking transparency. !1:u(a.getAttribute("data-run-module"));return l? Instead he used the vast resources of Lagos, the country's economic hub where he served as governor from 1999 until 2007, to build a following in the south-west. QUIST: I'm not happy at all. Out of the 36 states and the FCT listed above, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu won 12 while the Peoples Democratic Party Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! The Political Handbook of the World (PHW), 2011 states that the Action Congress party was formed in 2006 from the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advanced Congress of Democrats and other smaller parties (PHW 2011, 1064).In 2007, Atiku Abubakar, who was the country's vice-president and a former member of the Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. In some polling units with thousands of registered voters, voting did not start until 13:00 - one-and-a-half hours before polls were due to close, and despite the extension of voting in such places, many did not vote as darkness fell and security officials had to leave. Tinubu and his supporters have said there is no cause for concern. It does not store any personal data. While opposition parties dismissed the election as a sham, alleging widespread fraud and violence and vowing to challenge the outcome in court, many Nigerians were trying to come to terms with the prospect of four years under one of the countrys most contentious figures. Yar'Adua was declared winner of the presidential election in Nigeria Monday. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
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NPP slams NDC for kicking against ECs proposed new CI, Measles vaccines to arrive in Ghana within 2 weeks Annoh-Dompreh, Stop allowing Tier 2 pension deductions Teacher unions to GES, Mahama to launch presidential campaign today in Ho, Well haul NPA before Parliament over 600,000 barrels of Russian oil John Jinapor, NIA can print 2 million Ghana cards within 6 months Attafuah assures, Mahama to launch presidential campaign in Ho on March 2. IFES This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. Five powerful southern governors also refused to back Mr Abubakar in the election - it is thought that some of them worked for his opponents. He was vice-presidential candidate for the PDP in 2019 - and his old party had ruled Nigeria for the first 16 years after the return to democracy. The 2007 presidential election was so corrupt even the winner admitted it was flawed. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. mobile: 'false', Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua, left, appears on a billboard with running mate, Goodluck Jonathan. The APC candidate, Mr Tinubu, won in 11 local government areas of the state but his total number of votes garnered was less than Mr Obis tally by less than 10,000. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. WebTable 4 below shows the result of the presidential election result on state-bystate basis. In the Senate 109 members are elected by simple majority vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms*. Some 63% of polling units in the south-west and 42% of polling units in the north-west, known APC strongholds, had started voting at that time. We shouldn't loose sight of the big picture, that we did succeed in a major undertaking, that this is the first time in our history that we have had a (unintelligible) elections. He also installed a successor, Vladimir Putin, who's been seen as sending democracy in retreat. dlApi = Object.assign(dlApi, { Nigerian Election Results Hotly Disputed. Mr. Tinubu is seen by many as more capable of managing Nigerias oil-dependent economy than Mr. Buhari, whose tenure included two recessions. Mr Tinubu has won just over 44% of the tallied votes. What you need to know about Nigerias historic presidential election. For the last two decades, Nigeria has largely been a two-party state at the national level. ), Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions But in Mr. Tinubu, many others see a capable pair of hands with extensive experience, who turned around Nigerias biggest city, Lagos, when he served as governor of Lagos State, from 1999 to 2007. !1:s.isLoad(a)},!1,33);t(r,"toUrl",function(a){if(u(a))return s.resolvePath(a, This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. First published on Tue 26 Feb 2019 16.28 EST. Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua waves to the crowd after casting his vote in Katsina, Nigeria. But Olawale sid that will only be possible if the evidence of manipulation presented by the parties is significant enough to have swayed the outcome. This worked in the APC's favour, which stuck to a strategy that has served it well in the past - securing the votes in its bases in the north and west. "!==a&&k.push(a)});c=k.join("/"); Presidential elections were last held on The Niger Delta state has 3,537,190 registered voters and 695,055 accredited voters. if(a===document||!0===h(a,d)){var l;l="function"!==typeof a.getAttribute? f&&(c.readyState="interactive");c.onreadystatechange=function(){"loaded"!==c.readyState&&"complete"!==c.readyState||d()};return c}var h={};return{load:function(b,a){if(u(b)){if(! It is impossible to know many potential votes were lost as a result. More bizarrely, the Iwu-led INEC never produced a state-by-state breakdown of the results, the only presidential election with this distinction. President-elect Bola Tinubu, center, displays his certificate, accompanied by his wife Oluremi Tinubu, right, and chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Mahmood Yakubu at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, March 1, 2023. The combined votes of his three closest rivals - one member and two former members of PDP - would have been enough for a comfortable return to power for the party, as together they received 60% of the vote. g}}}function r(a,b){null===s?d(3):A(a,b,24.1)&&(0