The Latest: Nigeria opposition leader rejects poll results.
Nigeria’s top opposition candidate is rejecting the results of what he calls a “sham election” and says he will be challenging it in court.
The statement asserts that voting was suppressed in Abubakar’s strongholds in the south and that states where an extremist insurgency continues generated “much higher voter turnouts” than in peaceful states. It also objects to the deployment of the military in some areas.It does not say when a court challenge will be lodged.
“I will like to make a special appeal to my supporters not to gloat or humiliate the opposition. Victory is enough reward for your efforts,” said Buhari. Buhari received 15.1 million votes, or 55 percent, the electoral commission said in making its official declaration. Abubakar received 11.2 million, or 41 percent. The average national turnout was 35.6 percent, continuing a downward trend.
“There’s no opposition that will roll over and play dead. Anybody that lost an election will always complain,” Hameed Ali, the ruling party agent attending the vote declaration, told reporters.
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