Nigeria opposition rejects early vote lead for ruling party

By CHINEDU ASADU
Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Tensions are mounting in Nigeria’s capital as election officials continue releasing official results from Saturday’s presidential vote. On Monday, the political parties for the two main opposition candidates walked out of the collation center in anger. They claimed there were disparities between results announced by the election commission and what their representatives learned at the polling stations. But Nigeria’s election chief dismissed claims of irregularities and said the results had been authenticated by electoral officials. Results from 11 of Nigeria’s 36 states have been released. In a major win, Labour Party candidate Peter Obi won in Lagos state, which is home to the country’s largest city, Lagos.