Buhari leading with over 280k votes in 12 states announced so far

President Muhammadu Buhari is leading with over 280,000 votes in results of 12 states announced at the national collation center of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While the president running under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured 2,976,721 votes, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has had 2,690,616 votes.

Buhari has won seven of the 12 states while Atiku has won in five, with 71 other presidential candidates coming far behind.

INEC adjourned around 1am on Tuesday to continue to process at 10am.

Below is a breakdown of the results so far as announced by INEC:

S/N	STATES	WINNER	VOTES FOR BUHARI	VOTES FOR ATIKU
1	Abia	Abubakar	85,058	219,698
2	Osun	Buhari	347,634	337,377
3	Kogi	Buhari	285,894	218,207
4	Ekiti	Buhari	219,231	154,032
5	Ondo	Abubakar	241,769	275,901
6	Yobe	Buhari	497,914	50,763
7	Nasarawa	Buhari	289,903	283,847
8	FCT	Abubakar	152,224	259,997
9	Gombe	Buhari	402,961	138,484
10	Kwara	Buhari	308,984	138,184
11	Enugu	Abubakar	54,423	355,553
12	Ebonyi	Abubakar	90,726	258,573
Total			2,976,721	2,690,616
Difference				286,105