Change is indeed irresistible! Perseverance pays! After three previous unsuccessful shots at the presidency, 73 year old, General Muhammadu Buhari is finally moving into Aso Rock, Nigeria’s presidential palace,as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The retired General and APC Presidential candidate got the highest number of votes in 21 states with 15,416,221 votes while incumbent Pres. Jonathan of PDP triumph in 15 states and Abuja with 12,853,162 votes.
The APC candidate won in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.
While, Pres. Jonathan on the other hand triumph in Rivers, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Imo, Enugu, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Ebonyi, Cross River, Bayelsa, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).
Mr. Buhari, who wields enormous support in Northern Nigeria, won in 21 states to emerge victorious.
The 2015 presidential election was the first time Mr. Buhari won in states outside northern Nigeria, winning all the south-western states except Ekiti State .
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