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.
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![A Nigerian man listens to the election commission announce results on his radio in Kano, March 31, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/59FB206A-663F-46AC-89FC-8518802E0993_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Nigerian man listens to the election commission announce results on his radio in Kano, March 31, 2015.
![Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega (left) views election results at the coalition center in Abuja, March 30, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00B8008D-90DB-46B3-8880-759C3497DD9A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega (left) views election results at the coalition center in Abuja, March 30, 2015.
![Nigerian former General Muhammadu Buhari speaks moments after he was presented with a certificate to show he won the election in Abuja, Nigeria, April 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00851E7C-DB53-4DD6-8490-B9F9C8CD0FF6_cx0_cy3_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Nigerian former General Muhammadu Buhari speaks moments after he was presented with a certificate to show he won the election in Abuja, Nigeria, April 1, 2015.