Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala Impressed with Nigeria’s Election Voters’ Turnout Analysts: Credible polls will spur economic growth, insist poor outcome dangerous
James Emejo in Abuja Africa’s richest man and President
of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation
(WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala have said the turnout in Saturday’s presidential election was the highest
he’d seen in more than two decades. “The turnout is very, very impressive,” Dangote told Channels
TV after voting in the commercial hub, Lagos. “I’ve been voting since 1999 when
we returned to democracy and this Continued on page 5
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PDP to Buhari: Call APC, Tinubu to Order for Claiming Victory Raises the alarm over plot to alter results in Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara Thanks Nigerians, asserts Atiku coasting home to victory Tasks INEC on transparent collation of results Ruling party warns against attempt to discredit exercise Chuks Okocha, Emmanuel Addeh and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress
(APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to order for claiming victory in an election they stood no chance.
The party, which claimed its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was the only one with national spread in Saturday's
presidential election, has alleged plot by some governors of the APC to alter results of the election in some states, including Katsina, Kaduna,
Kano and Zamfara. While thanking Nigerians for Continued on page 11
Tension as Nigerians Await Presidential Election Results INEC: IRev challenges not due to sabotage, intrusion Declares Tinubu winner of Ekiti poll Holds remaining election in Bayelsa, others Atiku wins Buhari's State with 489,045 votes NLC warns INEC, security agencies of dangers of subverting people's will See story on page 5 National Assembly outcomes trickling in
WHO IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT?
Atiku
Tinubu
Obi
See table of results so far released on page 5