Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the APC, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National . Nigeria has faced an outbreak of kidnappings in recent years, affecting people of all ages and classes: groups of schoolchildren, commuters traveling on trains and in cars through Nigerias largest cities, and villagers in the northern countryside. REUTERS/Esa Alexander. A third, unexpected candidate, Peter Obi, galvanized a lot of support, particularly among young people. David Ingles and Yvonne Man bring you the latest news and analysis to get you ready for the trading day. In the past, Boko Haram was Nigerias main security problem, said Nnamdi Obasi, a researcher with the International Crisis Group, based in Abuja. The presidency is supposed to alternate between the north and the south, and so parties should field candidates accordingly Mr. Buhari is a northerner, so Mr. Abubakar was expected to let a southerner helm his party. 2023 BBC. Tabulating votes in Awka, a city in southern Nigeria, on Sunday. After two terms, he claimed to have scored some successes in the northeast against Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province. He has also claimed that without his influence, Mr. Buhari, who lost the presidential elections several times before winning his first term in 2015, would never have become president. Thats not unusual for Nigerian elections but will be a disappointment to many. Bloomberg Markets: China Open is the definitive guide to the markets in Hong Kong and on the mainland. The political parties representing Mr. Tinubus two major rivals said the election had been rigged and called for it to be canceled and redone after reports of delays and isolated incidents of violence at polling stations. In previous elections in Nigeria there have been credible reports of politicians rigging the polls, by either causing violence to scare away voters or snatching ballot boxes and stuffing them. The surprise third-party candidate who electrified Nigerias youth and whose party is refusing to concede. used their car headlights to illuminate proceedings. If there is no clear winner, a second round will be held within. 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A few days later, Mr. Obi won the Labour Party ticket and began one of the most remarkable political campaigns in Nigerian history. Millions of Nigerians who depend on cash suddenly cannot get hold of it. Politics The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News At the time of the discoveries, Inec said it welcomed the help of Nigerians to clean up the register. And some of the usual, if unofficial, rules of Nigerian elections were blown apart: A battle between the two established parties Mr. Obi broke this one when he lost the P.D.P. Has Buhari tackled jihadist threat in Nigeria? Muhammadu Buhari, the departing president and a former military dictator, was elected in 2015 in part on promises that he could get the violence under control. He has run for the presidency five times before - all of which he has lost. Nigeria election 2023: Early results arriving - BBC News Who were the top candidates in Nigerias presidential election? Bola Tinubus Victory Extends His Partys Time in Power in Nigeria. To recap the results, Bola Tinubu won the election with 36 percent of the votes; Atiku Abubakar of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party came in second with 29 percent; and Peter Obi, from the Labour Party, got 25 percent. The exceptions to the trend in recent years have included nations like Gambia, Malawi and Zambia, where voters have come out in droves to unseat incumbent leaders. Nigeria's electoral body has been criticized for announcing the results slowly over the past few days, and like in previous Nigerian elections, there have been many allegations of vote-rigging. When he takes office in May, Mr. Tinubu will need to work on solving Nigerias electricity shortages, reviving its sputtering production of oil, and improving security, including the threat from militant Islamist groups in the northeast. The elections have taken place as Nigeria experiences a worsening economy and cost of living crisis. Read about our approach to external linking. A nation bursting with entrepreneurs and creative talent, Nigeria is held back by rampant insecurity, widespread unemployment, persistent corruption and a stagnating economy, which together mean that simply surviving can be a major struggle. a perennial political kingmaker in Nigerian politics, severe cash shortages, causing widespread suffering. He said that if Mr. Obi wanted to succeed, he would need to get a stronger foothold across the country. Perhaps the cash crisis, caused by the rollout of a new design for the currency just before the election, also had something to do with it. Many complain they do not have identity cards, cannot afford the time and money it takes to reach registration offices or voting booths, or are choosing not to register at all. Monday, July 24 2023 . Mr. Obi said he would address Nigerians and "the international community" on Wednesday afternoon. Saturday was the first time she had cast a ballot. Nigeria election results: Peter Obi lands surprise win in Lagos State - CNN Only one of the 18 is a woman. The chairman said that the new act provides a period of 180 days for political parties to conclude their primaries and submit the names of candidates and the political parties for the elections. Over 60 percent of the people live in poverty, while security crises including kidnapping, terrorism, militancy in oil-rich areas and clashes between herdsmen and farmers have multiplied. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Tinubu appealed to the other candidates to work with him and addressed the Nigerians who didnt vote for him. The legal age to vote in Nigeria is 18. Peter Obi, a former state governor who surprised the country by running with the little-known Labour Party and galvanized young Nigerians, said he would address the international community shortly. He hasnt yet reacted to the results, which declared Bola Tinubu the winner of the presidential election earlier today. He says he is 70, but his real age is a matter of dispute. The 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held on 18 June 2022, in Ekiti State, and on 16 July 2022, in Osun State. The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published on Wednesday as the official campaign to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off. It's a method of choosing leaders where the citizens have right to vote and to be voted for. The winner of Nigerias presidential election, Bola Tinubu, is a divisive figure in Africas most populous country. A polling station in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Saturday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 28 February Nigerian elections 2023 AFP Some rivals accuse Mr Tinubu's APC party of stealing the election By Nduka Orjinmo BBC News, Abuja Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is. Dr Nkem Okoli was just about to vote in the Lekki district of the biggest city Lagos when masked men attacked the polling station. Despite the police imposing several security measures including restrictions on vehicle movements, numerous incidents were reported on Saturday in Lagos where some polling stations were attacked by gangs who also snatched ballot papers. Votes are being counted in Nigeria a day after violence and delays marred the governor and states assembly elections in some parts of the country. Factbox: Final results of Nigeria's presidential election To many young voters, the election of Mr. Tinubu, 70, represented an injustice. Most Nigerians turned in their old currency, called the naira, as they were told to do in October by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The major opposition parties have. Recent changes in the voting system using biometric data to ensure voters identities and sending results electronically rather than manually were put in place to prevent the tampering and vote rigging that have undermined previous elections. In the northeast, militants with the extremist groups Boko Haram and a local affiliate of the Islamic State have killed thousands and driven millions from their homes. Tinubu won. Nigeria | Today's latest from Al Jazeera N5 000.00. . Now we can't vote.". And interviews with dozens of young Nigerians over the past weeks showed that many did not vote, some because they were registered in a state far from where they lived, others because they feared violence on election day, and still others who were simply not interested. What does BVAS mean and how does it work? Listen. But the cash crisis is not the only problem Nigerians face, with the last year being marked by struggle and tragedy, including high inflation and deadly attacks by gunmen against innocent civilians. Final results are not expected before Monday at the earliest, and possibly not until Wednesday. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? The economy is another area of concern. They stole the phones of the officials. 17:52 1 Mar Ruling party wins Nigeria's presidential election By Nduka Orjinmo BBC News, Abuja Bola Tinubu, 70, is declared the winner of Nigeria's election despite opposition calls for a. Each ballot paper is being carefully checked, Harrison Rosaline hopes the elections will deliver a better future for her two-week old baby, The nuclear waste 'graveyard' that will last 100,000 years. Benson Ibeabuchi/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, Oladeinde Olawoyin for The New York Times, Pius Utomi Ekpei/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. But when they tried to withdraw the new notes, from banks or even informal money brokers, they were stunned to find that few were available. Between July 2021 and June 2022, more than 3,400 people were abducted across the country, and 564 others were killed in kidnapping-related violence. 1:23 Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Nearly every opinion poll before Saturday's presidential election in Nigeria put Peter Obi far out in front . We won the election as [the] Labour Party, we are going to claim our mandate, he said on Wednesday. Security problems, including kidnappings of commuters and schoolchildren for ransom, multiplied. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of the Central Bank Godwin Emefiele launch the new currency in Abuja, Nigeria November 23, 2022. Here's the latest on the election in Nigeria. A top priority was to unite a country that he said was increasingly divided along ethnic lines, and to move past the economic and security shocks that have left many feeling despondent. It was driven by his multitude of followers, including well-known figures like the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and former president Olusegun Obasanjo. Three of the main candidates from left: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi. Nigerias electoral commission has come under criticism for the four days it took to count and annouce the results. And reduce university fees, she said. Nigerias low voter turnout is part of a trend in recent African elections. Final results showed Mr. Tinubu winning the election with 8.7 million votes, or about 36 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff. The wealthy businessman served as governor of the south-eastern Anambra State from 2006 to 2014.