The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show. Five powerful southern governors also refused to back Mr Abubakar in the election - it is thought that some of them worked for his opponents. DATE OF BIRTH: November 20, 1957. If those thresholds are not reached then there will be a second-round run-off between the top two candidates. The U.S. government took $460,000 from a bank account in his name in 1993, saying the funds were probably the proceeds of drug trafficking. Mr Tinubu has won just over 44% of the tallied votes. Di National Chairman of Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu don receive results from 14 states so far. Instead of choosing a running mate from one of the Christian minorities in the north that would have ticked the boxes in the deft balancing act usually needed in Nigeria, he picked a northern Muslim. The government redesigned the currency, leading to widespread cash shortages just before the vote. .image-wrapper{position:relative;display:inline-flex}.image-wrapper::after,.image-wrapper::before{background-image:var(--noscript-src);content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;right:0;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center} Under Buhari, the country experienced two recessions, soaring inflation, massive youth unemployment and a proliferation of kidnappings and violence. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, Mr Tinubu has won 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 This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. WebEthno-regional divisions were renewed following the annulment of the presidential elections of 1993 and have failed to recede, even after new administrative units were results to the press a few days prior to the election. Of the total, Mr Obi scored 71,327 votes while Mr Tinubu scored 62,909 votes. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Though Mr Tinubus APC won in the majority of the 20 local governments in Lagos (11), Mr Obis total votes were more, while he also won in the remaining nine local government areas. He also received over 25 percent of the vote in more than two-thirds of Nigerias 36 states and Abuja, thus meeting both requirements to win Nigerias presidency. A total of 1,347,152 people were accredited for the election in Lagos, a state where Mr Tinubu has a lot of political control and influence. Nigeria, a country of 220 million, usually has low turnout for its elections, but analysts warned it could be even lower this year because of a nationwide cash shortage caused by a currency redesign. Di states be And hard decisions need to be made about Nigerias economy.. typeof a&&""!==a?a:null}e=l(e);h(e,function(e){var g=k(e),h=g.split(". Voter apathy is not thought to have been as much of a factor as problems on voting day, given that 87 million people had gone to the trouble of physically going to collect their voter cards. Many regard Mr Tinubu as a master political strategist and given he campaigned for the presidency under the slogan: "Emi lo kan", which means "It's my turn" in Yoruba, it is possible he has been planning his ascendency for a while. ");if(2!==h.length)throw Error("irregulari contents of the attribute data-run-module: "+g);var n=h[0],l=h[1];a([n],function(a){c(function(){var c;if(q(e)&&!1===b(e).isRun())if(b(e).setAsRun(),a&&"function"===typeof a[l])e.setAttribute(f+"-isrun","1"),c=a[l](e,function(a){b(e).setValue(a)}),"undefined"!==typeof c&&(d(50,g),b(e).setValue(c));else throw c='No function "'+l+'" in module : '+n,e.setAttribute(f+"-isrun",c),Error(c);})})})}, Now he has to deliver for a divided country facing multiple emergencies. WebVanguard News, Sports and Business from vanguard Newspapers These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. The opposition political parties want a re-vote. This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Questions about whether Mr. Tinubu attained the presidency fraudulently mean that he will face a legitimacy problem, according to Tunde Ajileye, a partner at SBM Intelligence, a Nigerian risk consultancy. !1,g=!1,m=null,h=null,l=H(!1);return{isDefine:function(){return b},setDefine:function(e,q){!0===g?d(45,a):!1===b? The election witnessed so many electoral malpractices that even President Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar'Adua, the winner, admitted it was flawed. Peter Obi campaigning in Lagos last month. Nigerias Tinubu wins presidential election; opposition cries foul. Labours Peter Obi has close to 18%, having caused an upset by defeating Mr Tinubu in the biggest city, Lagos. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias The PDP and Labour Party have now banded together, first jointly walking out of the venue where the results were being announced and then holding two press conferences together. It was free and fair. Also, the states local government with the highest voter turnout, Alimosho, was won by Mr Obi. WebFinal NDI Report on Nigerias 2007 Elections XIV. Peter Obi, Labour party presidential candidate. "itemListElement": [] Brief History. in Lagos Nigerias biggest city a few hours after the election result was announced, James Adah, a 38-year-old network engineer, said he had been waiting to withdraw cash for five hours. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Mr Obi secured 582,454 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the APC, who scored 572, 606 votes. !0:!1;if("HTML"===a.tagName)return!0}function g(b){if(b===a)return!0;if(q(b))return!1}function h(a,b){function c(a){f++;if(200 "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E