Muhammadu Buhari wins second term as president after violence-marred election
The president faces a daunting to-do list, including reviving an economy and quelling a decade-old Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people, many of them civilians
Abuja — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, the electoral commission chair said on Wednesday, following an election marred by delays, logistical glitches and violence. He defeated his main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar, a business person and former vice-president. Buhari secured 56% of votes, compared with 41% for Atiku, a candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari faces a daunting to-do list, including reviving an economy still struggling to recover from a 2016 recession and quelling a decade-old Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people in the northeast, many of them civilians. Addressing supporters at the campaign headquarters of his All Progressive Congress (APC) party in the capital Abuja, he promised increased efforts to tackle these issues. “The new administration will intensify its efforts in security, restructuring the economy and fighting corruption,” he said....
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