Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari in a telephone call minutes ago, ahead of INEC’s announcement of the final results of the Presidential elections.
The President congratulated the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, since it has become obvious he will be declared victorious in Nigeria’s closely contested presidential election based on the stipulations of the constitution.
Victory for former military ruler General Buhari marks the first time in the history of Nigeria that an opposition party will democratically win an election from the incumbent government.
The spokesman for the APC, Lai Mohammed, told the AFP news agency that his party had declared victory after pulling ahead in the votes. “This is the first time the opposition has voted a government out of power in Nigeria’s history,” he said.
The Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka said President Goodluck Jonathan will address the nation soon.
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