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Nigerian opposition candidate leads in election as governing party cries foul
Source: The Guardian
Nigerian opposition candidate leads in election as governing party cries foul
Ex-dictator Muhammadu Buhari is more than 2m votes ahead but some voices in
ruling PDP raise doubts over whether party would accept defeat
David Smith in Lagos
Tuesday 31 March 2015 11.10 BST
Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari is leading by more than 2m votes as the country awaits the final results of its general election, but the governing party is already crying foul.
On Tuesday, half the 36 states in Nigeria had declared returns in the contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Buhari, in an election watched closely in Africa and around the world.
Buhari, a 72-year-old former army general, has campaigned as a born-again democrat intent on cleaning up the corrupt politics of the continent’s biggest economy and most populous nation.
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Ex-dictator Muhammadu Buhari is more than 2m votes ahead but some voices in
ruling PDP raise doubts over whether party would accept defeat
David Smith in Lagos
Tuesday 31 March 2015 11.10 BST
Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari is leading by more than 2m votes as the country awaits the final results of its general election, but the governing party is already crying foul.
On Tuesday, half the 36 states in Nigeria had declared returns in the contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Buhari, in an election watched closely in Africa and around the world.
Buhari, a 72-year-old former army general, has campaigned as a born-again democrat intent on cleaning up the corrupt politics of the continent’s biggest economy and most populous nation.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/31/nigerian-opposition-election-lead-goodluck-government-cries-foul
