Election outcome reflects religious manoeuvres
The Nigerian Presidential election late last month was won by Bola Tinabu.
Chris Sugden,
a Canon of Jos Diocese,
Church of Nigeria
He was the ruling party candidate, a Muslim with a Muslim vice-president, who polled 8,794,726 votes; Atiku Abubakar secured 6,984,520 votes. Peter Obi, a Christian standing on an anti-corruption platform, offered the first major challenge to the two parties who have ruled Nigeria since the end of military rule in 1999: he received 6,101,533 votes.