Who Won The Presidential Election In Nigeria 2015 : Buhari

Nigerians have voted out the incumbent President Jonathan and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator, General Buhari in a historic transfer of power officially announced early Wednesday following the nation's most hotly contested election ever.

It will be the first time in Nigeria's history that an opposition party has democratically taken control of the country from the ruling party, PDP — which has governed since decades of military dictatorship ended in 1999.

Jonathan's concession came before the final announcement from the Independent National Electoral Commission that Buhari had been elected.

INEC Commission chairman Attahiru Jega said Buhari received 15,424,921 votes to Jonathan's 12,853,162.

Both candidates satisfied the requirement for a victor to win at least 25 percent of votes in two-thirds of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Jega said — Buhari in 27 states and Jonathan in 26. Buhari won 19 states to Jonathan's 17 and the small Federal Capital Territory.