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’
![Nigerians celebrate the victory of democratically elected president Muhammadu Buhari in the streets of Kaduna, April 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5F3EAB50-4393-4394-B9A3-0FDF2308C5F3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nigerians celebrate the victory of democratically elected president Muhammadu Buhari in the streets of Kaduna, April 1, 2015.
![Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) party celebrate in Kano, March 31, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7254F05F-9CE2-49AC-BCFF-37C469BD326D_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) party celebrate in Kano, March 31, 2015.
![Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari cheer as they watch news coverage of election results favorable to them on a street in Lagos, March 31, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D3E2C60A-7329-4BF2-B94A-2208D9C093C5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari cheer as they watch news coverage of election results favorable to them on a street in Lagos, March 31, 2015.
![The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) declared victory for its candidate, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, in Nigeria's presidential election, saying that the country is "witnessing history."](https://gdb.voanews.com/D15DE707-FF70-4242-9E13-7530D98B0EFA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) declared victory for its candidate, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, in Nigeria's presidential election, saying that the country is "witnessing history."