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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![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."