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Failed three times at the presidency, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is finally on his way into Aso Rock, the Nigeria’s presidential palace, as the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Retired Major-General Buhari contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 15,416,221 votes while candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan(the incumbent) got 12,853,162 votes.
With an outright victory in 21 states, Gen. Buhari also met the constitutional requirement by getting more than one quarter of the votes in 27 states.
Though the Independent National Electoral Commission is yet to officially declare the winner.
GMB's victory makes it the second time since 1999, a retired military officer would become Nigeria’s president.
In 2003 he contested under the platform of the now defunct All Peoples Party, APP; but lost to Olusegun Obasanjo in his second term. Gave another shot after four years under ANPP, and lost to late Umar Yar’adua of the PDP.
Again, Gen. Buhari contested under CPC, the Congress for Progressive Change in April, 2011, against the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan. But this time on Saturday, March 28th, He contested under APC and won....
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