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Election Results: Buhari Leads In 10 States, Jonathan In 9: 17 States To Be Announced Today

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Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari is now leading in 10 states of the federation with a total votes of 8,523,445 in the last Saturday Presidential election as announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the results so far released by the INEC as at 11.30pm yesterday, the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is leading in nine states with a total of 6,490,210 votes.
According to INEC, the results for the remaining 17 states would be announced by 10am today.
The results which were announced are as follows:
The margin between APC and PDP stands at 2,033,235 votes.
1.         Ogun: APC- 308,290 PDP- 207,950
2.         Enugu: APC- 14,157, PDP- 553,003
3.         Ekiti: APC 120,331 PDP 176,466
4.         Kogi: APC- 264,851, PDP- 149,987
5.         Osun: APC- 383,603, PDP- 249,929
6.         Ondo: APC-299,889, PDP-251,368
7.         FCT Abuja: APC-146,399, PDP-157,195
8.         Oyo: APC- 528,620, PDP-303,376
9.         Nasarawa: APC-236,838, PDP-273,416
10.       Kano: APC:1,903,999, PDP:215,779
11.       Jigawa: APC:885,142, PDP:142,904
12.       Kastina: APC:1,345,441, PDP:98,837
13.       Kwara: APC:302,146, PDP:132,602
14.       Kaduna: APC:1,127,760, PDP:484,085
15.       Anambra: APC:17926, PDP:660,762
16.       Abia: APC:13,394, PDP:368,303
17.       Imo: APC:133,253, PDP:559,185
18.       Plateau: APC:429,140, PDP:549,615
19.       Akwa Ibom: APC:58,411, PDP:953,304
States which results would be announced this morning are as follows:
Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyin, Edo and Rivers. [myad]

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