With two main contenders vying for the presidency, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari obtained 15 million votes and triumphed over his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar, by a "margin of 56 percent to 41 percent".
A cikin manyan 'yan takara guda biyu da ke neman shugabancin ƙasar, shugaba mai ci Muhammadu Buhari ya samu ƙuri'u miliyan 15 kuma ya yi nasara a kan abokin hamayyarsa mafi kusa wato Atiku Abubakar da "tazarar kaso 56 cikin ɗari zuwa kaso 41 cikin ɗari".