Nigerian Opposition Parties Demand Rerun Of Election Due To Alleged Vote Tampering
Two parties say that the presidential vote in Africa’s biggest democracy was marred by fraud and violence, and they called for the head of the election commission to step down.
Two main opposition parties in Nigeria called for the presidential election to be canceled and rerun. They said it was compromised by rigging, violence, delays, technical hitches and low voter turnout. The chairmen of these two parties also asked for the head of the government’s electoral commission to resign. Meanwhile results from one-third of 36 states showed Bola Ahmed Tinubu from All Progressives Congress party leading with Atiku Abubakar trailing behind at 32% while Peter Obi had 17%.
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