The location where the results of Nigeria's hotly disputed presidential elections are being made public has been evacuated by opposition groups.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have alleged that the new computerized voting method lacks transparency.
This is the first time that an electronic gadget has been utilized to certify voters in a nationwide election.
The opposition parties' concerns have been rejected by the election commission.Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria's tightly contested presidential elections are being announced.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system.
This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters.
The election commission has denied the opposition parties' complaints.
The results will continue to be announced, according to Mahmood Yakubu, head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec).
When the Labour Party called for the announcements to be suspended or for the poll to be canceled and repeated, the PDP delegate at the election center in Abuja branded the process as fraudulent and accused the current administration's All Progressives Congress (APC) of working with Inec.
The APC stated anyone who were unhappy with the results should go to court and that the parties should first let the process run its course. The APC's nominee Bola Tinubu holds a commanding early lead based on the results so far disclosed.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system.
This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters.
The election commission has denied the opposition parties' complaints.
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system.
This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters.
The election commission has denied the opposition parties' complaints.
Mr. Tinubu is in the lead with 47% of the vote, followed by Mr. Abubakar with 27% and Mr. Obi with 22%, with nearly a third of the 36 states having officially reported their results. The south-west is Mr. Tinubu's stronghold, but the majority of the results so far have come from there, so the conclusion is still uncertain.