Buhari leads as counting continues today

Presidential candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari has shot into the lead as INEC continues counting of the results from the presidential election held across the country on Saturday.

Of the results from 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, so far released, the retired general is leading with 8,520,436 votes, while his PDP opponent and incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan has 6,488,210 votes.

Buhari won 10 of the states and Jonathan eight plus the FCT. Counting continues this morning by 10am.

The states cleared by Buhari are Kaduna, Kwara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Kogi and Ogun.

Jonathan captured Abia, Anambra, Nasarawa, Enugu, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Plateau and FCT.

Results so far

Kano state – APC wins

APC – 1,903,999

PDP – 215, 779

Jigawa State – APC wins

APC – 885, 988

PDP – 142,904

Katsina state – APC wins

APC – 1,345,441

PDP – 98,937

Kwara state – APC wins

APC – 302,146

PDP – 132,602

Kaduna state – APC wins

APC -1,127,760

PDP – 484,085

Anambra state – PDP wins

APC – 17926

PDP – 660, 762

Abia state – PDP wins

APC – 13,394

PDP – 368,303

Akwa-Ibom – PDP wins

APC – 58,411

PDP – 953,304

Imo state – PDP wins

APC – 133,253

PDP – 559,185

Plateau state – PDP wins

APC – 429,140

PDP – 549,615

Nasarawa state – PDP wins

APC – 236, 838

PDP – 273, 460

Oyo state – APC wins

APC – 528, 620

PDP – 303, 376

FCT, Abuja – PDP wins

APC – 146, 399

PDP – 157, 195

Ondo state – APC wins

APC – 299,889

PDP – 251,368

Osun state – APC wins

APC: 383,603

PDP:249,929

Kogi state – APC wins

APC – 264,851

PDP, 149, 987

Enugu state – PDP Wins

APC – 14, 157

PDP – 553, 003

Ogun state – APC wins

APC – 308, 290

PDP – 207, 950

Ekiti state – PDP wins

APC – 120, 331

PDP – 176, 466

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