Cameroon's incumbent President Paul Biya, 92 has been announced as the winner of the country's Presidential election amidst allegations of election irregularities.
Biya 92 is now the World's oldest serving head of state- after beinf in power since 1982. By the end of his tenure in 2032, he will be almost 100 years old.
The Constitutional council announced the results on Monday with a 53.66 share of the votes and Tchiroma Bakary coming second place with 35.19%.
Tchiroma had ealier declared himself the winner of the elections in an interview with the BBC where he claimed that preliminary figures showed that he was in the lead.
Figures also announced by the constitutional council showed that Tchiroma trumped Biya in the collation of votes cast by the diaspora in Europe, the Americas, the middle East, and elsewhere on the African continent.
Coming home to Cameroon and the incumbent Biya beat Tchiroma by claiming the most votes in 7 out of the country's 10 regions.
The winner however is whichever candidate had the most votes across the electorates both in diaspora and within the country.
In the run up to the announcement of the election results, four people were killed in nationwide protests which was triggered by growing frustrations.
The protests which erupted on Sunday, and backed Tchiroma Bakary were deemed illegal by the government. The Police has arrested several opposition leaders and activists so far.
Fears grow that Cameroon could descend into unrest if the will of the people were not reflected in the election results.
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