Buhari set for victory as INEC announces results from 12 states, FCT
0 President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress seems set for victory in Saturday’s presidential election. He is leading his Peoples Democratic Party challenger Atiku Abubakar in seven of the 11 states announced by the electoral umpire—as at 12:45am. Atiku won in four and the Federal Capital Territory . The collation of the results continues at 10am today.
Buhari also claimed Osun, polling 347,634 as against Atiku’s 337,377 in the 30 local government areas. Atiku claimed the Federal Capital Territory , scoring 259,997 as against Buhari’s 152,224. The PDP candidate won in five of the six FCT local governments. He was defeated in Kwara State, where Buhari won in all the 16 local government areas, scoring 308,984 votes as against PDP’s 138,184. Buhari also won in Nasarawa State, scoring 289,903 as against Atiku’s 283,847.