Nigeria's Obi says he, not Tinubu, won presidential election

Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, waits at a polling unit to cast his vote during Nigeria's presidential election in his hometown in Agulu, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi said on Thursday he had won Saturday's election, called Bola Tinubu's victory fraudulent and promised to claim the top job through legal means.

Tinubu, the ruling party candidate, was declared president-elect of Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday, having won 37% of the vote. He said the election was credible and the reported problems had had no impact on the overall outcome.