ABUJA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of Nigeria's opposition All Progressives Congress, was officially declared president-elect Wednesday, marking the first time that an incumbent is defeated in the country's presidential election.
Earlier, outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan conceded the weekend race, saying he has kept his promise of free and fair elections to the nation.
Buhari polled 15,424,921, against Jonathan's 12,853,162, to emerge winner of the national election. The president-elect won Jonathan with a margin of 2,571,759 votes.
Buhari, who had unsuccessfully contested in three consecutive presidential elections in the country, between 2003 and 2011, was earlier congratulated by Jonathan as it became rife he had won the battle hours before the official declaration was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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ABUJA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he has kept his promise of free and fair elections to the nation, after conceding his defeat in weekend's presidential poll.
According to official results, Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of Nigeria's opposition All Progressives Congress, has won the election, carrying 53.95 percent of the 28,587,564 total valid votes cast.It marked the first time that an incumbent is defeated in the country's presidential election. Full story
