Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses officials and supporters at the campaign headquarters of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, Nigeria February 27, 2019. Bayo Omoboriowo/Nigeria Presidency/Handout via Reuters
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari comfortably won a second term at the helm of Africa's largest economy, election authorities said on Wednesday, but his main rival planned a fraud challenge after a vote marred by delays and violence.
The 76-year-old former military ruler took 56 percent of votes against 41 for his closest challenger, businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party.
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