Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is leading in the presidential election after results were released in 14 of the country’s 36 states.
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| 2023 Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu |
Mr Tinubu has won just over 44% of the tallied votes. His main rival Atiku Abubakar has almost 33% of the vote.
Labour’s Peter Obi has close to 18%, having caused an upset by defeating Mr Tinubu in the biggest city, Lagos.
On Monday, Mr Abubakar’s and Mr Obi’s parties walked out of the venue where results are being announced.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system.
This was the first national election where an electronic device had been used to accredit voters.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has denied the opposition parties’ complaints.
Its chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the announcement of results would continue.
European Union observers said the electoral body’s poor planning and communication undermined trust in the process.BBCNews Abuja
