Buhari leading with over 280k votes in 12 states announced so far


President Muhammadu Buhari is leading with over 280,000 votes in results of 12 states announced at the national collation center of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While the president running under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured 2,976,721 votes, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has had 2,690,616 votes.

Buhari has won seven of the 12 states while Atiku has won in five, with 71 other presidential candidates coming far behind.

INEC adjourned around 1am on Tuesday to continue to process at 10am.

Below is a breakdown of the results so far as announced by INEC:
S/NSTATESWINNER     VOTES FOR BUHARI  VOTES FOR ATIKU
1AbiaAbubakar85,058   219,698
2OsunBuhari347,634   337,377
3KogiBuhari285,894   218,207
4EkitiBuhari219,231   154,032
5OndoAbubakar241,769   275,901
6YobeBuhari497,914   50,763
7NasarawaBuhari289,903   283,847
8FCTAbubakar152,224   259,997
9GombeBuhari402,961   138,484
10KwaraBuhari308,984   138,184
11EnuguAbubakar54,423   355,553
12EbonyiAbubakar90,726   258,573
Total2,976,721   2,690,616
Difference   286,105

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