Ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria: electoral chief
STORY: Ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria: electoral chief
DATELINE: March 1, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:12
LOCATION: Abuja
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of voters on election day
2. various of campaign of ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu
3. various of vote collation
4. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHMOOD YAKUBU, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
STORYLINE:
Bola Tinubu from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party has won Nigeria's presidential election with over 8.79 million ballots, the country's electoral body said Wednesday.
The 70-year-old president-elect defeated his closest rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Abubakar got over 6.98 million votes and was closely trailed by Peter Obi, candidate of the Labor Party, who secured about 6.1 million votes.
SOUNDBITE (English): MAHMOOD YAK
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