Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega announced earlier Wednesday that Muhammadu Buhari had officially won the election, getting 15.4 million votes to President Goodluck Jonathan's 12.9 million.
Buhari: Nigeria Has ‘Embraced Democracy’
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Nigerian former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari speaks to journalists in Abuja, Nigeria, April 1, 2015.
![Nigerians celebrate the victory of Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna, April 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B77AAAE9-C1F8-445F-9B0C-E637B9C75197_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nigerians celebrate the victory of Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna, April 1, 2015.
![Newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (right) and his deputy, Yemi Osibnajo, sing the national anthem after speaking to journalists in Abuja, April 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/81510181-9BA3-4F45-B91C-15DAF1590316_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (right) and his deputy, Yemi Osibnajo, sing the national anthem after speaking to journalists in Abuja, April 1, 2015.
![Nigerians celebrate the win of democratically elected president Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna, April 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96A6524D-8F23-4AF7-88DF-494659AF660B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nigerians celebrate the win of democratically elected president Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna, April 1, 2015.