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 votes
69.60%
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Muhammadu Buhari
All Nigeria Peoples Party · 6,605,299 votes
18.66%
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Atiku Abubakar
Action Congress · 2,637,848 votes
7.45%
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Orji Uzor Kalu
Progressive Peoples Alliance · 608,803 votes
1.72%
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Attahiru Bafarawa
Democratic People's Party · 289,224 votes
0.82%
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Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu
All Progressives Grand Alliance · 155,947 votes
0.44%
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Pere Ajuwa
Alliance for Democracy · 89,241 votes
0.25%
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Chris Okotie
Fresh Democratic Party · 74,049 votes
0.21%
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Patrick Utomi
African Democratic Congress · 50,849 votes
0.14%
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Asakarawon Olapere
Nigeria People's Congress · 33,771 votes
0.10%
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Ambrose Owuru
Hope Democratic Party · 28,519 votes
0.08%
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Arthur Nwankwo
People's Mandate Party · 24,164 votes
0.07%
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