There is wild Jubilation in the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Polling Unit after his opponent, President Muhammadu Buhari defeated him.

9news Nigeria gathered that President Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes.

Atiku’s loyalists were quick to play up the figure as a remarkable showing for their candidate, despite its closeness, saying the unit has been historically won by Mr Buhari, who has stood in every presidential election since 2003.

The results from Atiku’s polling unit are amongst some of the early returns trickling in from across the country in the country in today’s presidential and federal parliamentary elections.

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