Nine in ten official results announced at polling units across the states in northwest and northeast place Muhammadu Buhari in clear lead ahead of incumbent President
Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau...
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"In Bolori ward/sofon Maipanu Polling Unit 001, the APC polled 237 against PDP's 5; at Sofon Maipanu 2, APC got 237 while PDP garnered 13," Mahmoud Aliyu, an APC polling agent, told the Anadolu Agency in northeastern Maiduguri, the picturesque provincial capital of Borno State, displaying his copy of the result signed by agents of the other parties, including the ruling PDP.
AA news hound at the area confirmed the result which he said was read aloud before voters and agents at those polling centers.
The law empowers the polling official to count and announce results at the polling unit level.
Millions of Nigerians went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president, 360 House of Representatives members and 109 senators.
The presidential race is largely between Jonathan and Buhari, a former military ruler.