Mr Tinubu's rivals claim delays in uploading the results left room for irregularities and they have three weeks to appeal.
Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential election, despite early demands from rivals for a re-vote.
Mr Tinubu, who ran for the ruling All Progressives Congress party, received 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku Abubakar from the People's Democratic Party came in second with 6,984,520.The Labour Party's Peter Obi, described as a wildcard who had been appealing to younger voters, finished third with 6,101,533 votes, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The two leading opposition parties have said that delays in uploading results left room for irregularities and Mr Abubakar and Mr Obi are expected to take their appeals to court.The rivals have three weeks to appeal the results. To have the election judged invalid, they will need to prove the national electoral body did not follow the law and acted in a way that could have changed the outcome.
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