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By Adenitan Akinola, Bukola Bardi Residents of some communities in Osun State, members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday, ...

The president-elect shouId make economic reformation top of his agenda”. This is the first time people would vote according to their conscience. Residents of some communities in Osun State, members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday, trooped out in large numbers to celebrate the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of last Saturday’s Presidential election.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has congratulated the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on his election victory, describing him as a master strategist.

Hence we see the wisdom and valid reason for entrusting our future to him.” He called on Nigerians including other candidates, who contested along with him to support the President-elect to build a more united and prosperous Nigeria. “Tinubu’s decades-long fight for the restoration of democracy in the country is well understood by Nigerians.

Election officials declared governing party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election.

Tinubu received nearly 8.8 million votes, or 37 percent, while the main opposition candidate, Abubakar, won 29 percent. [Bola Tinubu](/news/2023/3/1/who-is-nigerias-new-president-elect-bolo-tinubu), was [declared the winner](/news/2023/3/1/bola-tinubu-wins-controversial-nigerian-presidential-election) of Nigeria’s presidential election early on Wednesday. Election officials declared governing party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election.

President-elect Tinubu has played major roles in party politics since 1992 when he was elected senator for Lagos West District.

When he returned home after the June 1998 death of Mr Abacha, Mr Tinubu joined in forming the Alliance for Democracy and was elected the first governor of Lagos in the Fourth Republic in 1999. In the end, Mr Tinubu managed to draw the highest votes, although the votes in quantum and as a percentage of the total votes cast, were still the lowest by a winning candidate in the Fourth Republic. The party was an instant hit with the Nigerian voters and it defeated the ruling PDP in the 2015 elections. Several leaders of the APC spoke on various occasions about the pivotal role of Mr Tinubu in the formation of the APC. However, in spite of the opposition cannibalising and leaving itself supine in the fight, the poll could still have dragged into a run off, but for the residual support that the APC retains across the North. Despite the hard way he secured his victory, the president-elect is going to the Aso Rock Villa with a reputation of a successful governor, party builder and political strategist. The opposition, led by Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, hailed Mr Buhari for his stand on the issue, interpreting it as a determination to stop Mr Tinubu and state governors from buying votes during the elections. It was taken as a public attack on the president and the last kicks of a dying horse. In the North of Nigeria, where it had been dominant since 2015, the APC won only six of the 15 states in which it has governors. Mr Tinubu was the first in the APC to announce his bid. That was in January 2022, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. The president-elect a few hours later on Wednesday gave an acceptance speech before cheering party leaders and supporters, in which he offered reconciliation to his opponents and their supporters.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, as the president and ...

We are committed to the progress and development of Nigeria,” he said. He said he would work day and night to ensure the development of the country. Speaking at the event, Tinubu said the road to his victory has “been long”.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that Nigeria would experience more development with the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President-elect.

Lawan however, prayed that “this country will see more and better development and progress and will we also pray that the 10th senate will provide the kind of support that the president-elect will need for the betterment of our country.” The INEC Chairman, Prof. Bola Tinubu at 3 pm at the International Conference Centre.”

Tanko Yakasai, elder statesman, says Bola Tinubu, president-elect and standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), should run an inclusive ...

“I must congratulate Nigerians on the peaceful election conducted by INEC. “It was not a well-prepared statement, but I am glad that people did not listen to him and the election has been conducted peacefully all over the country and the outcome has been respected by Nigerians and the international community.” “I will say that I am disappointed by Obasanjo’s sudden appeal, it came to him as an afterthought,” he said.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that Nigeria will experience more development with Sen. Bola Tinubu as president. Lawan, who made the remarks at the ...

“That Tinubu Bola Ahmed of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law and scoring the highest votes is hereby declared winner and elected,” Yakubu said at International Conference Centre (ICC).” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in early hours of Wednesday, declared Tinubu winner of the Feb.

Di President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu don assure Nigerians say im go be chief servant and go serve Nigerians wit everytin wey im get.

I know wia e dey pain and believe me, you go see di reward of your election." Let di better aspects of our humanity step forward for dis fateful moment. Any challenge to di electoral outcome suppose happun for court of law, and no be for streets. "Your universities go get dia autonomy. Wetin no dey right nor defensible na for anybody to resort to violence. For my heart, we be brothers.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria's controversial presidential elections, as opposition leaders decried the polls as rigged ...

On Tuesday, the country’s main opposition parties described the results of the election as “heavily doctored and manipulated” in a joint news conference. “It would appear the majority of Nigerians simply don’t believe their vote can change anything fundamental in how Nigeria works,” he said.”That is bad news for any democracy and reduces pressure on elected officials to deliver. Many voters in Lagos complained of intimidation and attempts to suppress their votes. “This is a shining moment in the life of any man and an affirmation of our democratic existence,” he said. Unfortunately the shambolic conduct of these elections in many places will not help that situation. “The election fell well short of Nigerian citizens’ reasonable expectations,” said a joint observer mission of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI).

Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged winner of a tense and closely fought contest for Nigeria's presidency, but who is the man who will lead Africa's largest economy ...

Buhari could get all the votes in the north but he couldn’t get two-third majority of votes anywhere in the south, and Tinubu turned the southwest to him. Tinubu wields significant influence in the southwest where he is seen as a political godfather and kingmaker. He used his clout and enormous resources to build leaders and establish political influence, first in the southwest … He once had a bullion van at his home in an affluent area of Lagos during the 2019 elections. He was elected into the Nigerian senate in 1992 and served until the next year when the military seized power. He fled the country in 1994 after the pro-democracy group he co-founded failed to sway the military to relinquish power.

The president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has received his Certificate of Return. The Certificate was given to him by the Chairman of the Independent Electoral ...

The president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has received his Certificate of Return. Tinubu won 12 states, his closest rival Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic PDP, also won 12 states. The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi won 11 states including FCT while the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso won one state.

The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed the Certificate of Return to Tinubu having declared him the winner ...

However, while making his remarks after receiving the Certificate of Return, Tinubu opined that he would do everything possible to make Nigeria better. The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed the Certificate of Return to Tinubu having declared him the winner of the presidential election. Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday moments after he received the Certificate of Return.

The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed confidence in the capacity of President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to develop the education ...

However, we join meaningful Nigerians all over to call for calm and ensure that they don’t take part in activities that might jeopardise or truncate the peace we are enjoying.” The resolve of the President not to interfere in the activities of INEC has once again strengthened free choice which is one of the major components of democracy. “It is also instructive that we commend President Muhammadu Buhari for giving space for a credible electoral process without undue interference.

The National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Salihu Lukman, on Wednesday, called on the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola ...

Some of the things that should be immediately done is to ensure that the National Working Committee is accountable and respect the constitution of the party. “This will require considerable attention and focus on the development of our party, which will require some internal reform measures to guarantee internal competition within the party. In doing so, we should appeal to Asiwaju Tinubu being the new leader of our party to consider this golden opportunity as a call to action to continue the struggle for the development of Nigerian democracy.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the Certificates of Return to the winner of the 2023 presidential election held on February 25, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Election officials declared Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election Wednesday, keeping the ruling party in power in ...

“Of course, there will be areas that need work to bring further transparency and credibility to the voting procedure,” he said. In the Kubwa area of Abuja, Tinubu supporters flooded the streets, singing and dancing in excitement. “There is an incoming government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is illegal and unconstitutional,” said Datti Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s running mate. “The only language we know is peace. “It is the only nation we have. The running mate of one opposition candidate, though, signaled a court challenge was imminent.

Electoral body says Tinubu garnered 37 percent of the votes, while opposition candidate Abubakar received 29 percent.

Members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, celebrated the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu.

I pray for total victory both in the presidential and governorship elections so that together we can provide the quality leadership that Nigerians deserve,” he said. The current election victory will mark the re-election of Hon. The lawmaker said, “I want to particularly express my heartfelt gratitude to almighty Allah for making this day possible. For our leader and president-elect today, it is a fruit of over three decades of sacrifices and hard work. It is my prayer that God will help you to turn our country’s fortune for good. Wase said, “I wish to on behalf of my family and constituents, heartily congratulate you and your Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima on this well deserved victory. I have said time and again that Tinubu is the best for Nigeria at this time, and God has answered our prayers. This spiritual belief of all faiths has been greatly manifested in Asiwaju’s victory against all odds, I therefore call on all Nigerians, no matter your political bent, to see God’s hand in this,” he said. It was a well-fought and deserved one. Today, Lagos is what it is courtesy of Tinubu’s vision. Adeogun said, “People of outstanding accomplishments, I have long come to realise, rarely sat back and let things happen to them. To me, it is victory for every well meaning Nigerian and it is the harbinger of great things to happen in our country.”

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu. Mr Osinbajo extended his felicitations in a ...

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Mr Osinbajo served as attorney general and commissioner for justice while Mr Tinubu was governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007. The vice president also attended the formal presentation of the INEC Certificates of Return to both the President-Elect and the Vice President-Elect at the National Collation Center, International Conference Centre, Abuja. He directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to formally convey the felicitations of the council. “I warmly congratulate the flagbearer of our great party, the APC, Tinubu, on his victory at the 2023 Presidential Elections, and his declaration as President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. INEC has also presented the Certificates of Return to Mr Tinubu, and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday in Daura, Katsina State, felicitated with the presidential candidate of the All ...

“Do not undermine the credibility of INEC. “Of course, there will be areas that need work to bring further transparency and credibility to the voting procedure. “If they cannot, then we must conclude that the election was indeed the people’s will – no matter how hard that may be for the losers to accept. He said, “That is not to say the exercise was without fault. Mahmood Yakubu, to step down over claims that the election was rigged in the APC’s favour. According to him, “Never has the electoral map shifted so drastically in one cycle.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the 2023 general elections.

The views, thoughts, and opinions published in The Republic belong solely to the author and are not necessarily the views of The Republic or its editors. In a joint press briefing, the vice presidential candidates of PDP and LP, Ifeanyi Okowa and Datti Baba-Ahmed called on INEC to cancel the elections. NNPP’s Kwankwaso also called for a cancellation of the 25 February polls, saying that a new election should be held. While the electoral body collated the votes, protests were held outside the national collation centre in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Under Buhari’s watch, Africa’s largest economy has seen two recessions in the last five years, and the value of the naira has dropped to one-third of its value. However, opposition parties have called for these results to be scrapped and a fresh election organised. On Monday, the group said Nigeria’s presidential elections fell short of Nigerians’ expectations, highlighting the widely reported failures in logistics, voter registration and voter card distribution, the lack of transparency in election data, and unchecked political violence before and during the elections. In his victory speech titled, [‘The Era of Renewed Hope](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/585475-for-the-record-acceptance-speech-by-president-elect-bola-tinubu.html)’, Tinubu said he was ‘humbled’ to have been elected to serve as Nigeria’s 16th president. The declaration came after three days of vote collation in a tightly contested election that was [declining](https://nairametrics.com/2022/11/26/crude-oil-sales-into-foreign-reserves-goes-to-an-absolute-zero-emefiele/) [earning](https://nairametrics.com/2022/11/26/crude-oil-sales-into-foreign-reserves-goes-to-an-absolute-zero-emefiele/) [s from oil sales](https://nairametrics.com/2022/11/26/crude-oil-sales-into-foreign-reserves-goes-to-an-absolute-zero-emefiele/), [skyrocketing inflation](https://republic.com.ng/nigeria/nigerian-food-prices-increase/), corruption, a struggling currency at global markets—more recently, a cash crunch, placed a further strain on Nigeria’s taut political landscape. Whether you are Batified, Atikulated, Obidient, Kwankwasiyya, or have any other political affiliation, you voted for a better, more hopeful nation and I thank you for your participation and dedication to our democracy. He scored over 25 per cent of the votes cast in 30 states, above the 24 states constitutionally required.

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering mixed reactions ...

It has had two recessions in five years, partly due to policy missteps and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. He and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima are both Muslims in a country divided fairly evenly between Christians and Muslims. “The legal people are putting the papers together.” The election petition tribunal is expected to wrap up any challenges within 180 days. To serve you, … “This is a serious mandate – I hereby accept it.

United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu on his victory at the 2023 presidential election.

“The election was Africa’s largest democratic exercise. Buhari urged Obi, Atiku and other contenders aggrieved by the election result and the conduct by INEC to seek redress in court. The Nigeria president-elect was the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election where he triumphed over his major opponents Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party’s Peter Obi and candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

Nigerian bonds steadied as investors looked to newly elected President Bola Tinubu to act quickly to improve the finances of Africa's most populous country ...