Outsider Peter Obi defeated his ruling party challenger to win Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos on Monday, in an upset two days after a presidential election marred by delays and complaints of irregularities.
Obi's campaign grabbed headlines with its use of social media and its focus on young people and urban voters fed up with widespread corruption and insecurity.
To become president, a candidate needs to get more votes than any other candidate and also garner a quarter of the votes in at least 24 states. "We take full responsibility for the problems and regret the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate," the Commission said
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