#NigeriaDecides2019: ‘You can Rig votes, but you can’t Rig the public’s Mood’ – Ben Murray-Bruce congratulates Buhari on his Re-election

Nigerian business magnate and politician Ben Murray-Bruce on Wednesday congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as President of Nigeria.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on Wednesday morning declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election.

Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu made the declaration on Wednesday morning at the ICC Collation centre in Abuja.

This follows the official announcement of results from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the commission.

Buhari polled a total of 15,191,847 votes, compared to the 11,262,978 votes recorded by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

While Atiku had gained more votes, winning the incumbent President with wide margins in States in the South East and South-South, Buhari gathered insurmountable strength in the North.

A total of 73 presidential candidates participated in the election which held on Saturday.

Reacting, Ben Murray-Bruce, a senator from Bayelsa State took to Twitter and wrote:

They announce your ‘win’ and it is as if a majority of the nation is in mourning mode. That ought to tell you something. You can rig votes, but you can’t rig the public’s mood.

They announce your ‘win’ and it is as if a majority of the nation is in mourning mode. That ought to tell you something. You can rig votes, but you can’t rig the public’s mood.

— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 27, 2019