LAGOS: Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has won the most votes in Nigeria’s election, almost certainly securing him the presidency of Africa’s most populous democracy, according to final results on Wednesday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, must still confirm whether Tinubu passed the benchmark of 25% of votes in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and capital he needs to be confirmed president.
Tinubu, candidate for All Progressives Congress (APC), won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar and 6.1 million for Labour Party’s Peter Obi, according to results.