Nigeria Presidential Elections 2023: Ruling party candidate takes early lead
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 22:10 IST | Updated: Feb 27, 2023, 22:10 IST
Nigeria's poll panel has started announcing state-by-state results from the presidential election. A historically tight poll has energised Africa's most populous nation. There have been reports of violence and intimidation, though not on the scale of previous elections. Votes for the presidency are being tallied by hand, and results are being uploaded online to the election commission's central database. According to initial tallies on Monday, Nigeria's ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu has taken an early lead in the race for the presidency.
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