President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress has taken an early lead over main challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, in the collated result of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
In the results declared on Monday, Buhari won in Osun, Kogi, Gombe, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Yobe and Kwara states, while Atiku took FCT Abuja, Ondo, Abia and Enugu. More results are still expected.
Osun State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,674,729
Total No: of Accredited: 732,984
Total Votes Cast: 731,882
Total Valid Votes: 714,682
Rejected Votes: 17200
AAC: 1,022
ADC: 1,525
ADP: 9,057
APC: 347,634
PDP: 337,377
SDP: 259
Winner:Muhammadu Buhari
Ekiti State
Total No: Reg Voters: 899,919
Total No: of Accredited: 395,741
Total Votes Cast: 393,709
Total Valid Votes: 381,132
Rejected Votes: 12,577
AAC: 400
ADC: 406
ADP: 126
APC: 219,231
PDP: 154,032
SDP: 48
Winner:Muhammadu Buhari
FCT Abuja
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,335,015
Total No: of Accredited: 467,784
Total Votes Cast: 451,408
Total Valid Votes: 423,951
Rejected Votes: 27,457
AAC: 583
ADC: 246
ADP: 145
APC: 152,224
PDP: 259,997
SDP: 410
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Kwara State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,401 895
Total No: of Accredited: 489,482
Total Votes Cast: 486,254
Total Valid Votes: 459,676
Rejected Votes: 26,578
AAC: 401
ADC: 456
ADP: 203
APC: 308,984
PDP: 138,184
SDP: 212
*Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Nasarawa State:
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,509,481
Total No: of Accredited: 613,720
Total Votes Cast: 599,399
Total Valid Votes: 580,778
Rejected Votes: 18,621
AAC: 75
ADC: 339
ADP: 107
APC: 289,903
PDP: 283,847
SDP: 359
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Kogi state
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,640,449
Total No: of Accredited: 570,773
Total Votes Cast: 553,496
Total Valid Votes: 521,016
Rejected Votes: 32,480
AAC: 250
ADC: 4,369
ADP: 499
APC: 285,894
PDP: 218,207
SDP: 2,226
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Gombe state:
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,385,191
Total No: of Accredited: 604,240
Total Votes Cast: 580,649
Total Valid Votes: 554,203
Rejected Votes: 26,446
AAC: 165
ADC: 248
ADP: 135
APC: 402,961
PDP: 138,484
SDP: 248
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Ondo state:
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,812,567
Total No: of Accredited: 598,586
Total Votes Cast: 586,827
Total Valid Votes: 555,994
Rejected Votes: 30,833
AAC:4,414
ADC:6,296
ADP:1,005
APC:241,769
PDP:275,901
SDP:1,618
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Abia State:
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,793,861
Total No: of Accredited: 361,561
Total Votes Cast: 344,471
Total Valid Votes: 323,291
Rejected Votes: 21,180
AAC: 212
ADC: 336
ADP: 131
APC: 85,058
PDP: 219,698
SDP: 472
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Yobe state
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,365,913
Total No: of Accredited: 601,059
Total Votes Cast: 586,137
Total Valid Votes: 559,365
Rejected Votes: 26,772
AAC: 137
ADC: 162
ADP: 107
APC: 497,914
PDP: 50,763
SDP: 180
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Enugu State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,935,168
Total No: of Accredited: 452,765
Total Votes Cast: 451,063
Total Valid Votes: 421,014
Rejected Votes: 30,049
AAC: 219
ADC: 348
ADP: 137
APC: 54,423
PDP: 355,553
SDP: 130
Winner: Atiku Abubakar