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The President-elect was sworn in on 29 May 2015, marking the first time since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 that a sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the previous election.
Nigerians elect a President of Nigeria to act as head of state. The winner must have the highest number of votes and at least 25% in each of two thirds of the states and the capital territory. If no one meets both criteria, there would be a second round between the top two vote-getters. [9] [10]
The following list contains the members, parties, states of origin or representation, and constituencies of all the members of Nigeria's 8th House of Representatives as of the 2015 general election. [1] [2] [3]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country’s closely watched presidential election, The post Election results only announced ...
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerians turned out in their millions Saturday to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former ...
Summary of the 28 March 2015 Nigerian presidential election results for Rivers State; Parties Votes Percentage People's Democratic Party (PDP) 1,487,075 95.00 All Progressives Congress (APC) 60,238 3.85 KOWA Party 2,274 0.15 Alliance for Democracy (AD) 1,104 0.07 Action Alliance (AA) 1,066 0.07 African Democratic Congress (ADC) 1,031 0.07
The 2015 general elections were adjudged the most credible, free and fair elections since the return of democracy in 1999. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The INEC was accused of widespread electoral irregularities in the 2019 presidential elections including cases of ballot paper unavailability, smart card readers malfunctioning, and large cancellation of valid ...