We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Mr. Tinubu won about 8.8 million votes, according to results announced in the early morning hours by the Independent National Electoral Commission, trailed by const schemaOrgItemList = { But in Mr. Tinubu, many others see a capable pair of hands with extensive experience, who turned around Nigerias biggest city, Lagos, when he served as governor of Lagos State, from 1999 to 2007. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Rotimi Olawale, a political analyst and co-founder of Youth Hub Africa, said there were various reasons for election issues. After the PDP experienced its second loss at national polls, in 2019 under Mr Abubakar, it was clear it needed to reinvent itself to attract the millions of young Nigerians who felt frozen out of the political system and frustrated by a political class they saw as responsible for the country's lack of progress. Nigeria Heads into Election Amid Questions, Nigerians Head to Polls in Chaotic Election, Nuhu Ribadu, Fighting Corruption in Nigeria. in particular the widely disputed 2007 election. Nigerias ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is leading in the presidential election after results were released in 14 of the countrys 36 states. This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian QUIST: Critics accuse Nigeria's electoral commission of creating the crisis in the first place by excluding Atiku from the ballot. This left many voters effectively disenfranchised. The figures show the number of votes won by the main candidates in each state. Not far behind, with 6.1 million, was Peter Obi, who six months ago was not seen as a serious contender in Nigerias traditional two-party race, but who managed to build a formidable campaign that largely grew out of a youth movement formed to protest government abuses and injustice. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua, left, appears on a billboard with running mate, Goodluck Jonathan. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. The opposition, including the campaigns of outsider candidate Peter Obi and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to contest the results, saying that a new election should be held under a new elections chief. return a[x]}function g(){function a(){if(!0===b)for(;0 "+e);return}l.exec([h])})},0)):d(15,a)},getDeps:function(){return!0===b?m:[]},get:function(a){l.add(a)},closeDefine:function(){g=!0;!1===b&&(b=!0,l.exec([void 0]))}}}function K(a){function b(b,e,g){if(0 "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E