These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. PU: "2fdd2f97-2360-4698-b33a-06cf6b1afda2" Mr. Tinubu will also face Nigerias multiple and mushrooming crises of security, including kidnappings, violent extremist groups like Boko Haram in the northeast and separatists in the southeast. He has a record as governor that he needs to expand nationwide, Akeem Salau, a minibus driver, said of Mr. Tinubu on Wednesday in Lagos. cookieInfo: '', He did not want to alienate the huge Muslim voting bloc in the north - though he did draw the ire of most Christians by having a Muslim-Muslim ticket. 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 The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias The election witnessed so many electoral malpractices that even President Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar'Adua, the winner, admitted it was flawed. Five powerful southern governors also refused to back Mr Abubakar in the election - it is thought that some of them worked for his opponents. Outside an A.T.M. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Look at Lagos all across the country, people bring their business here, said Olatungi Salami, 48, who cast his vote for Tinubu in Lagos on Saturday. A total of 18 candidates vied to become the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Submit your stories now via social or: Welcome to the Pulse Community! 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. APC 231,591 LP 175,071 NNPP 1,322 PDP 88,468 target: 'PULSE_NG/NEWS/POLITICS', Yet the old adage that 12 months is a long time in politics proved true - and the 70-year-old former Lagos governor, aided by his party machinery, eased to victory. | Pulse Nigeria the Iwu-led INEC never produced a state-by-state The PDP's Atiku Abubakar got 29% of ballots cast, the Labour Party's Peter Obi got 25% and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP got 6%, while Nigeria's next president was elected with 37%. dlApi = Object.assign(dlApi, { The election came at an inflection point for Nigeria, which is Africas most populous country and rapidly growing. Unblock notifications in browser settings. February 27, 2023. "":(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+|)(? The top candidates were Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP), who lost his second presidential election, and Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC) who had just finished an eight-year tenure as vice-president. 61.6 million voters registered for the election and approximately 58% voted, but INEC didn't provide data for the voter turnout. 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Bola Tinubu - the 'godfather' set to lead Nigeria, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, Charting the challenges for Nigeria's next president, Military head of state of Nigeria, 19831985 and President of Nigeria since 2015, A woman threw a house party with 65 men she matched with on Tinder and Hinge and connected with the man she's been dating for a year. QUIST: Yes. Though there has been a plethora of third-party candidates seeking the presidency in that time, no-one has been able to truly to make waves like Mr Obi, who excited young voters. Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu would most likely have lost the election had it been held last year - before the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) split three ways. Each Ahead of the 2019 general election, TheCable decided to send a freedom of information request to the electoral umpire for a state-by-state breakdown of the 2007 NMDP - National Majority Democratic Party. We also congratulate the Nigerian people, especially the large number of youths who are relatively new to the political process, for demonstrating their strong commitment to democracy. Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua waves to the crowd after casting his vote in Katsina, Nigeria. While Mr Kwankwaso, a northern politician popular in Kano, Nigeria's second-largest city, broke ranks and went to the NNPP to get a shot at the presidency. There are 15 other candidates. Nigerian Election Results Hotly Disputed. The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) was deployed in Nigeria from 1 March to 21 May 2011 following an invitation of INEC. The APC is the fruit of Mr Tinubu's hard work and he is known as a "political godfather" - helping put Mr Buhari in office eight years ago. Analysts and international observers have also criticized the INEC. He has denied any wrongdoing. 0;f