Following Saturday’s general election, Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, is in the lead.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as of Monday night, had announced collated results in 20 states.
Tinubu is ahead with 5,862,453 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has secured 4,288,434 votes so far.
Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, is currently in third place with 2,834,932; Rabiu Kwankwaso, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, polled 1,315,549.
Interestingly, Tinubu is the only top contender that failed to win home state, losing Lagos to Obi. Atiku won in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state – Katsina.
The results from other states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are expected to be presented today from 11am.
The International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja, venue of the national collation centre, remains under tight security.
The opposition on Monday called for the suspension of the announcement of results. PDP’s Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha at some point walked out of the ICC.
The parties complained of irregularities, over-voting, refusal of officials to upload results on the INEC website, among others.
Checks by newsmen show that out of 176,846 polling units in 774 local government areas, submitted results are from 79,673 units.
Official results of 20 states:
KWARA
Tinubu – 263,572
Peter Obi – 31,116
Atiku – 136,909
OSUN
Tinubu – 343,945
Obi – 23,283
Atiku – 354,366
ONDO
Tinubu – 369,924
Obi – 47,350
Atiku – 115,463
OGUN
Tinubu – 341,554
Obi – 85,829
Atiku – 123,831
OYO
Tinubu – 449,884
Obi – 99,110
Atiku – 182,977
ENUGU
Tinubu – 4,772
Obi – 428,640
Atiku – 15,749
GOMBE
Tinubu – 146,977
Obi – 26,160
Atiku – 319,123
JIGAWA
Tinubu – 421,390
Obi – 1,889
Atiku – 386,587
ADAMAWA
Tinubu – 182,881
Obi – 105,648
Atiku – 417,611
KATSINA
Tinubu – 482,283
Obi – 6,376
Atiku – 489,045
NASARAWA
Tinubu – 172,922
Obi – 191,361
Atiku – 147,093
PLATEAU
Tinubu – 307,195
Obi – 466,272
Atiku – 243,808
BAUCHI
Tinubu – 316,694
Obi – 24,910
Atiku – 426,607
KANO
Tinubu – 517,341
Obi – 28,513
Atiku – 131,716
Kwankwaso – 997,279
EKITI
Tinubu – 201,494
Obi – 11,397
Atiku – 89,554
BENUE
Tinubu – 310,469
Obi – 208,372
Atiku – 130,081
LAGOS
Tinubu – 572,606
Obi – 582,454
Atiku – 75,750
YOBE
Tinubu – 151,459
Obi – 2,406
Atiku – 198,567
EDO
Tinubu – 144,471
Obi – 331,163
Atiku – 89,585
AKWA IBOM
Tinubu – 160,620
Obi – 132,683
Atiku – 214,012
