2007 Nigerian Presidential Election
The flawed handover21 April 2007 · The Fourth Republic
Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the highly controversial presidential election, and was sworn in on 29 May. Election observers from the European Union described the elections as "the worst they had ever seen anywhere in the world", with "rampant vote rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation.".
Condemned by domestic and international observers as deeply flawed, with ballot-box stuffing and falsified returns; the winner himself acknowledged the process was defective.
President before
Olusegun Obasanjo
PDP
Elected President
Umaru Yar'Adua
PDP
Winning share
69.6%
Turnout
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The result
| Umaru Yar'Adua | People's Democratic Party | 24,638,063 | 69.60% |
| Muhammadu Buhari | All Nigeria Peoples Party | 6,605,299 | 18.66% |
| Atiku Abubakar | Action Congress | 2,637,848 | 7.45% |
| Orji Uzor Kalu | Progressive Peoples Alliance | 608,803 | 1.72% |
| Attahiru Bafarawa | Democratic People's Party | 289,224 | 0.82% |
| Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu | All Progressives Grand Alliance | 155,947 | 0.44% |
| Pere Ajuwa | Alliance for Democracy | 89,241 | 0.25% |
| Chris Okotie | Fresh Democratic Party | 74,049 | 0.21% |
| Patrick Utomi | African Democratic Congress | 50,849 | 0.14% |
| Asakarawon Olapere | Nigeria People's Congress | 33,771 | 0.10% |
| Ambrose Owuru | Hope Democratic Party | 28,519 | 0.08% |
| Arthur Nwankwo | People's Mandate Party | 24,164 | 0.07% |
| Emmanuel Okereke | African Liberation Party | 22,677 | 0.06% |
| Lawrence Adedoyin | African Political System | 22,409 | 0.06% |
| Habu Fari | National Democratic Party | 21,974 | 0.06% |
| Galtima Liman | New Nigeria Peoples Party | 21,665 | 0.06% |
| Maxi Okwu | Citizens Popular Party | 14,027 | 0.04% |
| Sunny Okogwu | Republican Party of Nigeria | 13,566 | 0.04% |
| Bartholomew Nnaji | Better Nigeria Party | 11,705 | 0.03% |
| Emmanuel Obayuwana | National Conscience Party | 8,229 | 0.02% |
| Olapade Agoro | National Action Council | 5,752 | 0.02% |
| Akpone Solomon | National Majority Democratic Party | 5,664 | 0.02% |
| Isa Odidi | New Democrats | 5,408 | 0.02% |
| Aminu Abubakar | National Unity Party | 4,355 | 0.01% |
| Mojisola Obasanjo | Nigerian Masses Movement | 4,309 | 0.01% |