Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential elections are being announced.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system.
This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters.
The election commission has denied the opposition parties’ complaints, Mahmoud Yakubu, the independent National Electoral Commission chairperson said the announcement of results would continue.
With about a third of the 36 states officially declared, Mr. Tinubu has 44% of votes cast, ahead of Mr. Abubakar on 33%, and Mr. Obi on 18%. However, many of the results yet to come are from the north and south-east, seen as strongholds of the PDP and Labour Party respectively, so the final outcome remains unpredictable. END.