Buhari leads With 2m Votes, More Results Today.

Results from 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday showed the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari taking the lead in the presidential race.

He polled 8,520,436 votes in the states and the FCT while his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan had 6,488,210 votes.

The APC candidate shot into the lead in 10 states —Ogun, Kogi, Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Kwara, Kaduna.

Jonathan secured victory over Buhari  in  Akwa Ibom, Imo, Plateau, Ekiti, Enugu, Nasarawa, Anambra, and Abia and the FCT.

INEC only announced the results from only one of the six South-South states before it shifted further action till 10 a.m Tuesday(today).

The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, however, said the commission will not alter any presidential results presented at the National Collation Centre(NCC).

He added: “Some of these results were collated and presented in the presence of party agents and clearly they were accepted.

“If results were not contested at that level, I do not see why it has to be contested here. Once results are to the satisfaction of all and the  State Collation Officer, we cannot do make any amendment here.

“We will however note any observation if it is significant enough for the results of any election.”

Earlier, Jega had listed 19 procedures which were followed before the collation and the announcement of the results.

He said: “As you are aware, the Presidential Election results are first collated at the states and the Federal Capital Territory and the State Collation Officer brings the original results here for presentation.

“There are about 19 specific steps in the procedure. We have followed these procedures up to this point.”

He also said INEC management cannot tamper with poll results being presented at the National Collation Centre by State Collation Officers.