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UN chief congratulates Nigerian president-elect

Xinhua, April 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, while calling on all Nigerians to accept the outcome of the elections.

In a statement released via a spokesperson, Ban said the successful conduct of these polls is a testament to the maturity of Nigeria's democracy.

The UN chief "hopes that the same democratic spirit will prevail in the conduct of the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections on 11 April," said the statement.

Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of Nigeria's opposition All Progressives Congress, was officially declared president-elect on Wednesday after defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the national polls conducted by Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission over the weekend. Endi