An investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the February 25 Nigeria's presidential election has found evidence suggesting a lot of results may have been manipulated. SaharaReporters reported that on March 1, 2023 the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu as the winner and declared him as the “president-elect.”