Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, results from Saturday’s national election confirm . The opposition leader, Abubakar, rejected the results and vowed a legal challenge hours after Buhari was confirmed as the winner. A total of 73 presidential candidates participated in the election, however, incumbent leader, Buhari, and former Vice President Abubakar were the main contenders. His challenger, Atiku, is popular among many Nigerians as he has been vice president under Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, and one of the largest youth populations.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 27, 2019 12:22 UTC