Recall on Wednesday, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, declared Tinubu as the president-elect after he secured a total of 8,794,726 votes in the presidential election.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had the second-highest figure with 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) was next with 6,101,533 votes.
Meanwhile, Governor El-Rufai in a signed congratulatory statement on Wednesday evening, expressed confidence that Tinubu would lead Nigeria forward with renewed hope.
