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Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, casts his ballot at a polling unit to cast his vote during Nigeria's presidential election in his hometown in Agulu, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
ABUJA - Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi said on Thursday he had won Saturday's election and he would reclaim his mandate through legal means.
"We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians," he said during a news conference, urging his supporters to remain calm and peaceful.
Bola Tinubu of the ruling party has been declared the winner of the election.
(Reporting by Camillus Eboh, MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tim Cocks; Writing by Estelle Shirbon)