We join other international observers in urging INEC to improve in the areas that need the most attention ahead of the March 11 gubernatorial elections. WebVanguard News, Sports and Business from vanguard Newspapers The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show. This election was not free and was far from being fair or transparent, Julius Abure, the Labour Party chairman, said at the news conference. His main rival Atiku Abubakar has almost 33% of the vote. 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 Di National Chairman of Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu don receive results from 14 states so far. The U.S. government took $460,000 from a bank account in his name in 1993, saying the funds were probably the proceeds of drug trafficking. f&&(c.readyState="interactive");c.onreadystatechange=function(){"loaded"!==c.readyState&&"complete"!==c.readyState||d()};return c}var h={};return{load:function(b,a){if(u(b)){if(! Are you on Telegram? The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election. The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election. The PDP's Atiku Abubakar got 29% of ballots cast, the Labour Party's Peter Obi got 25% and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP got 6%, while Nigeria's next president was elected with 37%. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
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