Legal battle looms after Nigerian presidential electionNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari winning election margin over nearest challenger Atiku Abubakar was 3.9 million votes. Leading civil society election monitors YIAGA Africa, which has US and British backing, said "the announced election results reflect the votes cast", even if there were problems. Armed police had to break up skirmishes between APC and PDP supporters, he added. Tens of thousands of "valid, legal" votes had been cancelled elsewhere, it added. PDP spokesman Boladele Adekoya said evidence for the legal challenge was being compiled for submission to the presidential election tribunal, set up by the Supreme Court.

Source: Standard Digital February 28, 2019 12:33 UTC