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Nigeria’s Obi says he, not Tinubu, won presidential election

Nigeria’s Obi says he, not Tinubu, won presidential election

CAMILLUS EBOH NIGERIAN presidential candidate Peter Obi said he had won Saturday's election, called Bola Tinubu's victory fraudulent and promised to claim the top job through legal means. Tinubu, the ruling party candidate, was declared president-elect of Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday, having won 37% of the vote. He said the election was credible and the reported problems had had no impact on the overall outcome. The main opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar, received 29% of the vote, while Obi, an outsider popular with young and educated urban voters, got 25%, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). "Let me assure…
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