Breaking: Jonathan Maintains early lead in Presidential Poll

President Goodluck Jonathan of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has taken an overall early lead in the first round of results as declared by INEC returninig

officers for 8 states of Ekiti, Ogun, Enugu, Kogi, Osun, Ondo, FCT, Oyo, Nasarawa and the FCT. Results released shows President Jonathan having 2, 322, 732 against that of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who had 2, 302, 978.

Below is the breakdown

Ekiti: APC – 120,331 ; PDP – 176,466

Ogun: APC – 308,290 ; PDP -207,950

Enugu: APC – 14,157 ; PDP – 553,003

Kogi: APC – 264,851 ; PDP – 149,987

Osun: APC – 363,603 ; PDP – 249,929

Ondo: APC – 299,889 ; PDP – 251,368

Oyo: APC – 528,620 ; PDP – 303,376

Nasarawa: APC – 236,838 ; 273,460

FCT Abuja: APC 146,399 ; PDP – 157,195

— Total: APC – 2,302,978 PDP – 2,322,734

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