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2019 Nigerian Presidential Election - Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari Wins Second Term Wed Feb 27,2019

Nigeria's president has defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a "common love of country" as his top challenger vowed to go to court with allegations of fraud.

President Muhammadu Buhari was declared the clear winner by nearly 4 million votes in the early hours of Wednesday Feb 27,2019  as citizens of Africa's largest democracy gave him another chance to tackle gaping corruption and widespread insecurity.

The 76-year-old incumbent of the ruling All Progressives Congress party, secured 56 percent, or 15.2m votes, in the February 23,2019 polls, said Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission

His main opponent, Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), received 41 percent or 11.3m votes.
Abubakar, a billionaire former vice president who made campaign promises to "make Nigeria work again," quickly rejected the result of what he called a "sham election" and said next steps would be revealed shortly.

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