Matthew Page, an associate fellow with Chatham Houses Africa Program, said the INEC, which is composed of civil servants and presidential political appointees, made mistakes both deliberate and unintentional. Eyewitness? kropka: { Essential reporting and analysis from correspondents around the world. QUIST: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright headed the Washington-based National Democratic Institute's Observer Mission here in Nigeria. Many were already deeply frustrated with their government after years of spiraling economic and security crises. When the opposition says the process was broken, its hard to argue with them., Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, said that failure to oversee a credible and transparent process in the highly anticipated vote risks plunging the country into electoral chaos at a time when public discontentment toward the state institutions is already significantly high., The election marked the first time in Nigerias modern history that a third-party candidate posed a substantial challenge to the two candidates from its main political parties. in particular the widely disputed 2007 election. Tinubu has faced corruption accusations, which he denies, and questions during the campaign about his health after fumbling his words during multiple appearances. March 2, 2023. are increasingly trying to make themselves heard, spent much of his time in office receiving treatment in London, leaving millions of Nigerians unable to pay for essentials. 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. Total Registered voters: 3,315,005 Total Accredited Voters- 605, 55 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. Nigerian Election Results Hotly Disputed. Yar'Adua was declared winner of the election on Monday. More than 50 percent of Nigerias young people say they want to migrate. Nigerias ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is leading in the presidential election after results were released in 14 of the countrys 36 states. His main rival Atiku Abubakar has almost 33% of the vote. Mr Obi, a Christian who hails from the south-east and had served two terms as governor of the Anambra state, left the PDP with days to the party primary. Each MONTAGNE: I think having Nigeria democratic is not only important for the people of Nigeria but for Africa generally and therefore the world. A police truck drives past demonstrators accusing election officials of disenfranchising voters in downtown Abuja on Tuesday. The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) was deployed in Nigeria from 1 March to 21 May 2011 following an invitation of INEC. 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. It would have been easy for a united PDP to capitalise on an electorate tired of the economic hardship, widespread insecurity and record inflation experienced under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). hide caption. 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom. Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. While opposition parties dismissed the election as a sham, alleging widespread fraud and violence and vowing to challenge the outcome in court, many Nigerians were trying to come to terms with the prospect of four years under one of the countrys most contentious figures. Of the total, Mr Obi scored 71,327 votes while Mr Tinubu scored 62,909 votes. see: http://github.com/szagi3891/AMDLoader for details Nigeria AnnouncedPresidential Election Final Results. an hour ago. What happens here has ripple effects throughout the region and world, including for global migration. We note with concern reports that numerous members of the media were attacked during the course of the election, and we urge the government, security forces, political actors, and all citizens to respect the medias critical role by refraining from any damaging acts against them and ensuring accountability for such acts when they do occur. g&&d(16,b);else{if("https://"===b.substr(0,8)||"http://"===b.substr(0,7)||"//"===b.substr(0,2))return b;for(var f in a)if(0===b.indexOf(f+"/")){f=b.replace(f,a[f]);if(b!==f)return u(e)?f+". The ticket went against Nigerian political tradition, under which one Muslim and one Christian usually run together. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Peter Obi campaigning in Lagos last month. 0;f1",l);return g},set:function(){d(h+"->2",l)},configurable:f})}try{e(!1)}catch(q){try{e(!0)}catch(f){a[b]= It was billed as the most competitive presidential election in Nigeria since the end of military rule in 1999. Here's why. This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. At a polling station in Mushin, a working-class Lagos neighborhood, 35-year-old Kayode Coker said he decided to support Tinubu because we need someone who understands the system., Former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling party won Nigerias presidential election, officials announced on Mar. Heis a man of many nicknames, both reverent and irreverent. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. It was helped by voting day problems in opposition strongholds, where election officials often arrived late - in some places three-and-a-half hours after polls should have closed. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Yusuf Datti-Ahmed, Labour's vice presidential candidate, also called on party members and supporters to be calm. He also installed a successor, Vladimir Putin, who's been seen as sending democracy in retreat. Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua waves to the crowd after casting his vote in Katsina, Nigeria. Nigerias opposition candidates for president say they will challenge the results declaring the ruling party candidate the winner. g}}}function r(a,b){null===s?d(3):A(a,b,24.1)&&(0