Jonathan admits defeat

With just the result from Borno State still undeclared by INEC, President Goodluck Jonathan has conceded defeat to All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari .

APC spokesman, Lai Mohammed, said Jonathan called his challenger to congratulate him.

“At about 5 minutes to 5, President Jonathan called General Muhammadu Buhari, the winner of the elections, to congratulate him,” APC spokesman Lai Mohammed said. “I think he conceded defeat. There had always been this fear that he might not want to concede but he will remain a hero for this move. The tension will go down dramatically.”

“Anyone who tries to foment trouble on the account that they have lost the election will be doing so purely on his own.”

As at the time of this report, Buhari leads the presidential poll by 2,123,856 votes.

The victory marks the first time in Nigeria’s history that an opposition party has democratically taken control of the country from the ruling party.