Tinubu polled a total votes of 8,794,726 to defeat his closest rival and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar who scored 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of Labour party who polled 6,101,533 votes.
The presidential candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso came a distant fourth with the total votes of 1,496,687 votes.
The United States, through its State Department spokesman Ned Price congratulated “the people of Nigeria, president-elect Tinubu and all the political leaders.”
“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy,” he added.
Price acknowledged the dissatisfaction among some Nigerians over the validity of the results, but urged the largest African country to embrace peace.
“We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted,” he said.
“Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral process,” Price said, urging political leaders to register their concerns through established legal “mechanisms.”
“We call on all parties to refrain from violence or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time,” he added.
Earlier, the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, yesterday, congratulated Tinubu on election victory via Twitter.
“Congratulations to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in Nigeria,” Sunak tweeted Wednesday.,
Sunak said: “The UK-Nigeria relationship remains strong. I look forward to working together to grow our security and trade ties, opening up opportunities for businesses and creating prosperity in both our countries.”
Similarly, President Emmanuel Macron of France congratulated Tinubu on his victory at the polls.