The battle line have been drawn. In less than 5minutes
the fight will continue. Who will take the crown? So far so good, President
Goodluck Jonathan and his ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been marginally
ahead of his main challenger, as the first general election results came earlier today.
Jonathan and the PDP polled 2,322,734 votes overall
against 2,302,978 for former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) — a difference of 19,756.
Buhari and the APC won five states while Jonathan
secured three states plus the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, with nine
results in. More results are expected from 1900 GMT.
The winning presidential candidate needs not just
the most votes but at least 25 percent support in two-thirds of Nigeria‘s
36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to avoid a run-off.
The latter measure is designed to ensure a
geographical spread of support across the country, with Nigeria divided
along religious and ethnic lines.
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