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Nigeria Supreme Court upholds Jonathan election win
Dec 28, 2011, 13:06 GMT
Abuja - Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Goodluck Jonathan's election victory was legitimate, bringing eight months of legal tussle to an end.
Jonathan was declared president in April after winning 59 per cent of the vote.
His main rival, former military ruler and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate Muhammadu Buhari, who scored 32 per cent, had refused to accept the outcome and launched a legal challenge.
A seven-man panel at the court unanimously agreed that Jonathan won the election, with the CPC failing to prove Buhari's claim that the election was marred by irregularities, the panel said.
At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in the central town of Kaduna during protests that followed Jonathan's election victory.
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