Buhari declared winner of Nigeria's 2015 Presidential election

Buhari declared winner of Nigeria's 2015 Presidential election

Main opposition candidate and former Nigeria military dictator with questionable human rights and nepotistic records Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has been declared winner of the 2015 Nigeria’s presidential election by Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari was said to have won the election marred by massive underage voting in the north, deliberate disfranchisement of voters from the south and electoral violence that resulted in the death of not less than 20 people across the country by 2.57 million votes, according to official results announced on Wednesday.

Exit vote: Jonathan in early lead

Unconfirmed reports have it that President Goodluck Jonathan is leading in early votes so far released. Results show that whereas General Buhari is predictably leading in core northern states, Jonathan made strong in roads in Buhari's strongholds while maintaining significant leads in his strongholds in the Southeast, Southwest and North Central. Results from each state are shown below.