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The Nigerian Presidential election has been won by the opposition party for the first time ever in Nigeria.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari beat incumbent president Googlock Jonathan by 2.1million votes.
The aviation Minister Osita Chidoka said, Jonathan has congratulated Buhari for his victory over the phone
Buhari was said to have won with 15.4 million votes against Jonathan 13.3million.
This marks the first time in Nigeria's history, that an opposition party has democratically taken control of the country from the ruling party.
People we're seen jubilating in the street, shouting Sai Buhari.
Buhari has promised to stamp out the insurgency in the north, which has seen the Islamist group murder civilians, kidnap young girls, force more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
Earlier today a U.S. official said 'The United States is ready to work with anyone democratically elected as Nigeria's president.'
'I would reiterate that the U.S. is ready to work with whichever candidate the Nigerian people elect through the democratic process,'
'Buhari has peacefully contested the last few presidential elections and accepted the results of those votes, even when he questioned the credibility of the process,'
He further said 'Buhari's leadership of the opposition suggests a commitment to democracy as part of a new era in Nigeria that began after military rule ended in 1999.'
Culled from dailymail
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