The Presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in the election of the United States of American, Mr Joe Biden has emerged the 46th president of the most powerful country in the world.
Mr Biden defeated the incumbent president and candidate of the Republican Party, Mr Donald Trump.
He scored 284 in the electoral college votes to beat Mr Trump who polled 214 votes.
Meanwhile, President, Donald Trump has rejected the victory of the US President-elect, Joe Biden.
Trump said this in a statement shortly after the media projected the victory of the former Vice-President.
The Republican candidate said the election was deeply flawed and he would be heading to court on Monday to challenge the poll.
He said, “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple truth is that the election is far from over.”
Trump said Biden had not been certified as the winner of any states.
The President said his observers were not allowed to witness the counting of ballots in Pennsylvania which handed Biden his final victory.
Political history of Joe Biden, president Elect of USA
Joe Biden was Born in November 20 1942 during the Second world war.
Raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware.
Biden studied at the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University in 1968.
He was elected a New Castle County Councillor in 1970, and became the sixth-youngest senator in American history when he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware in 1972.
Biden was a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eventually its chairman.
He opposed the Gulf War in 1991, but supported expanding the NATO alliance into Eastern Europe and its intervention in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.
Biden supported the resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002, but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007.
The US Predofne also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1995, dealing with drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties issues; he led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act, and oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas,
He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and again in 2008.
Biden was reelected to the Senate six times, and was the fourth-most senior senator when he resigned to serve as Barack Obama’s vice president after they won the 2008 presidential election; Obama and Biden were reelected in 2012.
As vice president, Biden oversaw infrastructure spending in 2009 to counteract the Great Recession.
His negotiations with congressional Republicans helped pass legislation including the 2010 Tax Relief Act, which resolved a taxation deadlock; the Budget Control Act of 2011, which resolved a debt ceiling crisis; and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which addressed the impending “fiscal cliff”,
He also led efforts to pass the United States–Russia New START treaty, supported military intervention in Libya and helped formulate U.S. policy toward Iraq through the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011. Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting he led the Gun Violence Task Force.
In January 2017, Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction.
In April 2019, Biden announced his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election, and he reached the delegate threshold needed to secure the Democratic nomination in June 2020..
On August 11 2020, he announced U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate.
Joe Biden vows to unite America in victory speech
US President-elect Joe Biden has promised to unite Americans and seek to heal divisions after what he called a “convincing” victory over Donald Trump.
“This is the time to heal in America,” an ebullient Biden told supporters at an outdoor rally in his home city of Wilmington, Delaware.
“I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify,” Biden said, drawing a sharp contrast to nearly four polarizing years of Trump.
Acknowledging the disappointment of Trump supporters, Biden said of them: “They are not our enemies. They are Americans.”
“Let this era of demonization in America begin to end here,” Biden said.
“I sought this office to restore the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make America respected around the world again,” Biden said.
Barack Obama’s vice president paid particular tribute to the African-American community, pointing to its role in selecting him as the Democratic nominee to challenge Trump.
Biden was visibly upbeat as he addressed the socially distanced crowd, racing to the podium after an introduction by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the sounds of Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own.”
“Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They’ve delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory,” Biden said
President Buhari congratulates US President elect
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Vice President Joe Biden on his election as new President of the United States “at a time of uncertainty and fear in world affairs.”
The Nigerian leader said “your election is a significant reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by peaceful means.”
According to President Buhari, “the most powerful group are not the politicians, but voters who can decide the fate of the politicians at the polling booth.”
He noted that “the main fascination of democracy is the freedom of choice and the supremacy of the will of the people.”
The President added that “respect for the will of the people is the very reason why democracy remains the best form of government, despite its limitations from one polity to another, and from one society to another.”
According to him, “I am thrilled by the fact that you are an experienced politician who had served as Congressman for 40 years and a Vice President for eight years. This is a remarkable track record that gives us hope that you will add value to the presidency and world affairs.”
President Buhari also noted that, “with your election, we look forward to greater cooperation between Nigeria and the United States, especially at economic, diplomatic and political levels, including the war against terrorism.”
On international affairs, President Buhari urged Mr. Biden to “deploy his vast experience in tackling the negative consequences of nationalist politics on world affairs which have created divisions, conflicts and uncertainties.”
The Nigerian leader in a statement by one of his media aides, Mallam Garba Shehu also called on Mr. Biden “to introduce greater engagement with Africa on the basis of reciprocal respects and shared interests.”
