Sarjo Camara Singateh Reporting from Nigeria
General Muhammed Buhari, the presidential candidate of the opposition APC, has 
defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling PDP in the first round of voting held over the weekend.
This is the first time in Nigeria that an opposition candidate has defeated a sitting president in a democratic election and the fourth time that General Buhari has been contesting as presidential candidate after losing to the PDP in the first two.
Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Buhari for his 2015 presidential Elections Victory.
Below are the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
APC PDP
Kaduna states 1,127,760 484,085
Kogi ” 264,851 149,987
Kanu ” 1,903,999 215,779
Katisina 1,345,441 99,937
Jigawa 885,988 142,902
Abia 13,394 368,303
Anambara 17,926 660,762
Kwara 302,146 132,602
Ekwa Ibom 58,411 983,304
Imo 133,253 559,185
Plateau 429,140 549,615
Ebonyi 19,518 323,653
Niger 657,678 149,222
Lagos 792,460 632,327
Bayesa 5,194 361,209
Gombe 361,245 96,873
Cross river 28,368 414,863
River state 69,238 1,487,075
Zamfara 612,202 144,833
Kebbi 567,883 100,972
Benue 373,961 303,737
Bauchi 931,598 86,085
Yobi 446,265 25,526
Adamawa 374,701 251,664
Sokoto 671,926 152,199
Taraba 261,326 310,806
Edo 208,469 286,896
Delta 48,910 1,211,405
The pending state is the Borno state and after INEC announced these states tabulated it was indicated that still Buhari has a margin of more than 2 million plus, which analysts suggest, Jonathan cannot make with only one state.
In the history of Nigeria, Jonathan is the first president who was removed through the ballot box and had also called to congratulate his opponent before counting is over officially.
Earlier on Monday, the ECOWAS head of mission, John Kufour, and his counterpart, the head of the Commonwealth mission, called Jonathan to emphasise that the politicians have to see Nigeria before anyone else and that he should accept the results whatever the outcome may be to maintain peace.
Former Nigerian head of state, Abdul Salam Abubacarr, also convened another peace accord between Buhari and Jonathan as the leading candidates.]]>
