Muhammadu Buhari wins

Observers have generally praised the election but there have been allegations of fraud, which some fear could lead to protests and violence.

Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari appears to have won the 2015 Presidential polls, as the results released in 35 States plus the FCT, puts him in control of the polls with 2,112,716 votes.
The APC Presidential Candidate was in a stiff competition with incumbent President and the PDP candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan over who rules Nigeria come May 29, 2015.
No Nigerian incumbent has ever lost an election, and Maj-Gen Buhari stands to make history once he is declared the winner by INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega.
This election seems credible and transparent, and reflects the voice of the Nigerian people.
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However, a spokesman for Gen Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party praised Mr Jonathan, saying: "He will remain a hero for this move. The tension will go down dramatically."

"Anyone who tries to foment trouble on the account that they have lost the election will be doing so purely on his own," the spokesman added in quotes carried by Reuters.

 Buhari’s victory  is a hugely significant moment in Nigeria's history. Never before has a sitting president lost an election and it feels as though Nigeria has turned a corner.

Since independence from Britain in 1960 there have been numerous coups and rigged elections. This poll has brought to the surface dangerous religious and regional differences. The outcome may be disputed by some and there is still a fear of violence.

But many Nigerians feel for the first time they have the power to vote out a government that is not performing well.

 Jonathan had led Nigeria since 2010, initially as acting leader before winning elections in 2011.

Nigeria has suffered from several attacks by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has killed thousands of people in its drive to establish an Islamic state.