By: Economic & Finance Report
President Muhammadu Buhari has won reelection for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He won with over 3.9 million popular votes.
President Buhari the incumbent, won the majority of the North East, North West, and South West states, he also took home the majority of the middle belt states.
The former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Ababakar, the oppositional presidential candidate won South South, South East majority states.
This was a well contested election with many analysts & spectators citing President Buhari having a tough battle winning reelection.
It seems that the President Buhari had managed to beat the odds overall. International observers indicated there was an increase of violence during the campaigns and as it became closer to the presidential/national assembly elections, but during the election day votes seemed to be collated orderly. -SB