Crying foul?
Wale Oladipo, the national secretary of the party, has been on television saying there have been irregularities in many areas including under-age voting in the north, where many states have supported the opposition APC candidate Gen Muhammdu Buhari.
Returning officers from each state hand over the results to electoral chief Attahiru Jega (L)
10:00In
public the message from both sides of Nigeria's political divide is the
same: We have won. But behind closed doors there are long faces in the
President Goodluck Jonathan's PDP camp.
It looks like Muhammadu Buhari's lead may well prove too wide to be bridged. Unofficial results from most of the remaining states, which national newspapers are already publishing in contravention of the electoral law, show even if there are eyebrow raising turn outs from Mr Jonathan's strongholds in the Niger Delta, he is still in trouble.
But this is Nigeria and predictions are dangerous. The biggest surprise would be if the result is not disputed by the losing side.
It looks like Muhammadu Buhari's lead may well prove too wide to be bridged. Unofficial results from most of the remaining states, which national newspapers are already publishing in contravention of the electoral law, show even if there are eyebrow raising turn outs from Mr Jonathan's strongholds in the Niger Delta, he is still in trouble.
But this is Nigeria and predictions are dangerous. The biggest surprise would be if the result is not disputed by the losing side.
No comments:
Post a Comment