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Nigeria elects Buhari as president in historic vote

“The dynamics between the governed and government has changed for good,” he said.

Buhari won because, backed by a strong and well-organised party machine, he had managed to secure national support in a nation split between a largely Muslim north and mainly Christian south, Ngwodo added.

Jonathan conceded in a telephone call to Buhari at 5:15 pm (1615 GMT) even before the final results were declared, earning him praise from politicians of all stripes.

“I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word,” he said later, urging disputes over the results to be settled in court rather than on the street.

“Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian,” he added.

– Key gains –

Buhari has accused Jonathan of a failure of leadership in tackling the Boko Haram insurgency, which over six years has left more than 13,000 people dead and some 1.5 million people homeless.

Military gains against the militants in recent weeks were welcomed but seen as too little, too late by voters after so much bloodshed.

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