article_snippet: Big win: Muhammadu Buhari has enjoyed most support in the mainly Muslim north, but also won several key-states in the Christian southern states .
article_snippet: Muhammadu Buhari's fourth, and successful, bid for presidency was made possible by the  formation of a coalition of Nigeria's major opposition parties two years ago, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
article_snippet: A united opposition and the All Progressives Congress choice of Muhammadu Buhari as a single candidate presented the first real opportunity in the history of Nigeria to oust a sitting president.
article_snippet: Muhammadu Buhari has also been able to count on considerable voter dissatisfaction with the performance of Goodluck Jonathan, who has been president since 2010, and Muhammadu Buhari failure to take proper action against Boko Haram.
article_snippet: In Kano state, where Boko Haram guerilla war on the civilian population has been most prominent, Muhammadu Buhari delivered a crushing defeat to Jonathan, winning 1.9 million votes for Jonathan's 215,800.
article_snippet: This came despite Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowing to disrupt the election, which the group sees as 'un-Islamic', prompting unprecedented security measures at polling stations.
article_snippet: Muhammadu Buhari has promised to stamp out the insurgency in the north, which has seen the group murder tens of thousands of civilians, kidnap hundreds of young girls and force more than 1.5 million people from hundreds of young girls homes.
article_snippet: Many brandished the wicker broom, symbol of Muhammadu Buhari's APC coalition, which claims it will sweep Africa's most populous country clean years of government mismanagement and corruption.
article_snippet: While the topic of the government's response to militant group Boko Haram has been a significant electoral topic, provision of basic services such as electricity and water remains an important election issue .
article_snippet: Buhari has peacefully contested the last few presidential .
article_snippet: Earlier today, an Buhari's APC spokesperson said Buhari fears Buhari victory could be stolen by 'tricks' from the government. '
article_snippet: Garba Shehu said outside the Buhari's APC headquarters.
article_snippet: Accusing Goodluck Jonathan's government of possibly meddling with the election results, Garba Shehu added: 'We are not out of the woods yet, We don't know what tricks the government is going to play.'
highlights_snippet: This is 72-year-old General Buhari's fourth run at the presidency .
  