Nigeria: Ruling party candidate wins contorversial poll

The Nigerian electoral commission has declared the candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Umaru Yar’Adua, as the winner of the weekend’s controversial Presidential polls. The 56-year-old Governor of northern sate of Katsina, polled 70 percent of the votes. The former Nigerian military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Vice President Atiku Abubakar ranked second and third respectively.