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Politics
Eromo Egbejule

Bola Tinubu leads in Nigeria election, opposition seeks new vote

A woman walks past election posters of All Progressives Congress (APC) party candidates including presidential hopeful Bola Tinubu in Lagos, Nigeria on February 24, 2023 [James Oatway/Reuters]

Abuja, Nigeria – Three of Nigeria’s opposition parties have called for the cancellation of the February 25 presidential and parliamentary elections, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has firmly taken the lead in the ongoing collation process.

Provisional results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from 19 of Nigeria’s 36 states put the APC’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu in the lead, ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi the Labour Party (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

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