On Wednesday, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was named the victor of Nigeria's contentious presidential election, despite protests from opposition figures who demanded a new election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, estimates that Tinubu, 70, received roughly 8.8 million votes, or about 36.6% of the total, on behalf of the ruling All Progressives Congress party.
He beat Peter Obi, a popular candidate for the third force who has earned support from young people in especially, and vice president Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP).
During his winning speech, Tinubu thanked the audience and expressed his "deep humility."
He declared, "This is a shining moment in any man's life and an endorsement of our democratic existence." "I stand for a promise, and with your help, I know that promise will be kept," the speaker said.
Also, he made a plea to his "fellow competitors," urging them to "team up with" to make the nation stronger.
Vote counting after Saturday's vote has been strongly questioned by those who believe the process has been tainted by corruption and technical difficulties. The election results were "heavily doctored and manipulated," according to the main opposition parties in the nation on Tuesday during a joint news conference.
They said that the election results "do not reflect the wishes of Nigerians expressed at the polls on February 25, 2023" and that they had lost faith in Yakubu, the chairman of the electoral body.
A representative for the INEC insisted that the election process had been "free, fair, and credible," and the organization has rejected the calls for a new poll.
No matter what anyone says, Tinubu praised the INEC for conducting a credible election in his remarks.
Yet, a number of observers, such as the European Union, have also condemned the election for lacking openness.
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute jointly sent an observer mission to Nigeria that concluded that the election "fell significantly short of the legitimate expectations of Nigerian voters" (NDI).
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